PolyU COMP5511 • Lab 6
From Rules to Data (Classic ML & MNIST)
Welcome to Assignment 2
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The Paradigm Shift: In Assignment 1, we used Symbolic AI. We wrote explicit rules (if/else, minimax) to solve problems.
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The Limitation: How do you write a rule to recognize a handwritten "8"? It's too complex!
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The Solution: Machine Learning (Connectionist AI). Instead of writing rules, we provide data and answers, and the computer learns the rules itself.
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This Week's Goal: Train a classic Machine Learning model (SVM) to recognize handwritten digits.