I'm a student and have just been introduced to the basic concepts of machine learning. I have taken a CS course on machine learning as well as a Cognitive Science course about neural models.
I can really tell that I'm just barely scratching the surface right now. My only motivation to keep learning about it is basically that I want to understand it at a higher level. Curiosities I have about the subject are usually left unexplored because of my inability to approach them. The first thing that got me interested in machine learning was this video.
So these are my questions for you (and myself):
Do you have anything that you would like to explore with machine learning? What is it that you are curious about?
What do you enjoy the most about machine learning?
I know to some people my questions may come across as childish but I really find these questions important. I don't like having my curiosity constrained by a syllabus. Even if you think I shouldn't consider these questions I would value even a brief explanation.
My Answers:
I find that stochastic exploration for solutions yields interesting results. I would also like to know if there is any application for having several unique perspectives on how to solve a problem.
I don't know much about it yet but I feel that I will be able to use it to gain a better understanding of the world.
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