How Google does Machine Learning (Coursera)

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How Google does Machine Learning (Coursera)

What is machine learning, and what kinds of problems can it solve? Google thinks about machine learning slightly differently -- of being about logic, rather than just data. We talk about why such a framing is useful for data scientists when thinking about building a pipeline of machine learning models.

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Then, we discuss the five phases of converting a candidate use case to be driven by machine learning, and consider why it is important the phases not be skipped. We end with a recognition of the biases that machine learning can amplify and how to recognize this.

What You Will Learn

  • Frame a business use case as a machine learning problem.
  • Gain a broad perspective of machine learning and where it can be used
  • Convert a candidate use case to be driven by machine learning
  • Recognize biases that machine learning can amplify.

Course 1 of 5 in the Machine Learning with TensorFlow on Google Cloud Platform Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Introduction to Course
Introduces the specialization and the Google experts who will be teaching it.
What it means to be AI first
In this module, you explore building a data strategy around machine learning.

WEEK 2
How Google does ML
This module is about the organizational know-how Google has acquired over the years.
Inclusive ML
This module will discuss why machine learning systems aren’t fair by default and some of the things you have to keep in mind as you infuse ML into your products.

WEEK 3
Python Notebooks in the cloud
Understand the role of AI Platform Notebooks
Summary
Review the core ML topics that this specialization will cover.

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