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DARPA Tackles Machine Learning

Posted by samzenpus on from the learn-faster dept.

coondoggie writes "Researchers at DARPA want to take the science of machine learning — teaching computers to automatically understand data, manage results and surmise insights — up a couple notches. Machine learning, DARPA says, is already at the heart of many cutting edge technologies today, like email spam filters, smartphone personal assistants and self-driving cars. 'Unfortunately, even as the demand for these capabilities is accelerating, every new application requires a Herculean effort. Even a team of specially-trained machine learning experts makes only painfully slow progress due to the lack of tools to build these systems,' DARPA says."

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  1. Oblig... by famebait · · Score: 4, Funny

    Even a team of specially-trained machine learning experts makes only painfully slow progress due to the lack of tools to build these systems

    Why not just teach a machine to do it?

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    sudo ergo sum
    1. Re:Oblig... by gshegosh · · Score: 4, Funny

      Programming a machine to teach is not as hard as it sounds.

      I hear you man, I probably had the same German teacher ;-)

  2. Skynet by Edis+Krad · · Score: 4, Funny

    Defense agency investing in Machine Learning technology? What could possibly go wrong?!

  3. "DARPA Tackles Learned Machines" by hildolfr · · Score: 5, Funny

    a headline for future 2030.