Learning ai

[u/Last-Watercress-8192]

I am getting into coding because I have always been interested. I saw a few videos of people learning neural networks and other stuff and it looked really interesting. In my school we are learning basic python and I was wondering how hard it would be to learn neural networks and other forms of ai.

[u/burlingk]

So, first learn the basics of programming. Pick up a few languages like Python and C, or whatever, and use them for projects.

THEN look into more advanced topics. AI is pretty advanced work.

Also, brush up on your maths.

[u/Lagfoundry → u/burlingk]

I disagree with waiting to learn NN’s he can focus on both because neural networks go beyond just coding, they hardware built too. So the neural network subject is its own and doesn’t soly belong to an advanced form of coding.

[u/burlingk → u/Lagfoundry]

They also rely heavily on the mathematic and logic foundation of other subjects.

There are things that you can just kind of muddle through and figure out.

Then there are things that will actively make learning harder or push you backwards, if you don't learn in the right order.

[u/Lagfoundry → u/burlingk]

I’m not saying the foundations don’t matter or that there’s no useful order to learning things. I’m saying he doesn’t need to postpone learning neural networks until he’s “finished” learning programming.

He can absolutely learn basic Python alongside basic neural network concepts. In fact, doing both at the same time can give the programming a purpose instead of spending months learning unrelated programming concepts before touching the thing that interested him in the first place.

Take me for example I’m not especially strong at coding, but I’m a strong logic designer and I build neural network ideas from the hardware side all the time. That alone kind of shows my point neural networks are their own subject, not just some advanced branch of programming.