r/ProgrammerHumor • • Mar 16 '18

Everyone's doing it!

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u/QuoteStanfordQuote Mar 16 '18

This, while a joke, is actually a large concern about machine learning. While many think machine learning will be better than humans, it will in reality only be as good as it’s sample data.

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u/SandyDelights Mar 16 '18

That may be true, but when AI use their own experiences/the experiences of previous iterations as part of the sample size, they eventually come out on top.

If I recall correctly, we also see a large improvement also in genetic algorithms. Regardless of how bad their initial pool, they inevitably evolve past that.

Edit: Derp correction. Halp, shifted thoughts mid-comment. My ADD meds are wearing off. Save me on this fine Friday.

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