Summary of Dr. Camilla Pang's An Outsider's Guide to Humans

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 We are all carrying a supercomputer around in our heads. The human mind is an extraordinary processing machine that can make complex decisions and judgments. However, we often make simple decisions based on patterns that we perceive rather than reality.

#2 Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence. It is the process of feeding large amounts of data into an algorithm, which can learn or detect patterns and then apply these to any new information it encounters.

#3 Supervised machine learning is when you have a specific outcome in mind, and you program the algorithm to achieve it. It is similar to some of your math textbooks, in which you could look up the answer at the back of the book.

#4 Unsupervised learning doesn't have any notion of what the outcome should be. It is programmed to approach the data and identify its inherent patterns. It is useful when you want to explore broad areas without knowing where to look or how to get there.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669351474

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Insights on Camilla Pang PhD's An Outsiders Guide to Humans

Contents

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Insights from Chapter 9

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Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

We are all carrying a supercomputer around in our heads. The human mind is an extraordinary processing machine that can make complex decisions and judgments. However, we often make simple decisions based on patterns that we perceive rather than reality.

#2

Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence. It is the process of feeding large amounts of data into an algorithm, which can learn or detect patterns and then apply these to any new information it encounters.

#3

Supervised machine learning is when you have a specific outcome in mind, and you program the algorithm to achieve it. It is similar to some of your math textbooks, in which you could look up the answer at the back of the book.

#4

Unsupervised learning doesn't have any notion of what the outcome should be. It is programmed to approach the data and identify its inherent patterns. It is useful when you want to explore broad areas without knowing where to look or how to get there.

#5

When it comes to making decisions, we have a choice between setting an arbitrary number of possible outcomes and choosing between them, top down, like a supervised algorithm, or starting from the bottom and working our way up, bottom up.

#6

Box thinkers are those who gather as much information as possible, and store it in boxes. They are focused on a series of shoulds because they are afraid of