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Questions tagged [comparison]

For questions that involve the comparison of two AI concepts, terms or expressions. An example of such a question is: how does machine learning compare to deep learning?

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What is the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning?

These two terms seem to be related, especially in their application in computer science and software engineering. Is one a subset of another? Is one a tool used to build a system for the other? What are their differences and why are they…
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What is self-supervised learning in machine learning?

What is self-supervised learning in machine learning? How is it different from supervised learning?
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What's the difference between model-free and model-based reinforcement learning?

What's the difference between model-free and model-based reinforcement learning? It seems to me that any model-free learner, learning through trial and error, could be reframed as model-based. In that case, when would model-free learners be…
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What is the difference between strong-AI and weak-AI?

I've heard the terms strong-AI and weak-AI used. Are these well defined terms or subjective ones? How are they generally defined?
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What is the relation between Q-learning and policy gradients methods?

As far as I understand, Q-learning and policy gradients (PG) are the two major approaches used to solve RL problems. While Q-learning aims to predict the reward of a certain action taken in a certain state, policy gradients directly predict the…
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What is the difference between a convolutional neural network and a regular neural network?

I've seen these terms thrown around this site a lot, specifically in the tags convolutional-neural-networks and neural-networks. I know that a neural network is a system based loosely on the human brain. But what's the difference between a…
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Is a switch from R to Python worth it?

I just finished a 1-year Data Science master's program where we were taught R. I found that Python is more popular and has a larger community in AI. What are the advantages that Python may have over R in terms of features applicable to the field of…
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How is a deep neural network different from other neural networks?

How is a neural network having the "deep" adjective actually distinguished from other similar networks?
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Why does C++ seem less widely used than Python in AI?

I just want to know why do machine learning engineers and AI programmers use languages like Python to perform AI tasks and not C++, even though C++ is technically a more powerful language than Python.
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How is BERT different from the original transformer architecture?

As far as I can tell, BERT is a type of Transformer architecture. What I do not understand is: How is Bert different from the original transformer architecture? What tasks are better suited for BERT, and what tasks are better suited for the…
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What is the difference between machine learning and deep learning?

Can someone explain to me the difference between machine learning and deep learning? Is it possible to learn deep learning without knowing machine learning?
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Can the decoder in a transformer model be parallelized like the encoder?

Can the decoder in a transformer model be parallelized like the encoder? As far as I understand, the encoder has all the tokens in the sequence to compute the self-attention scores. But for a decoder, this is not possible (in both training and…
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What is the difference between reinforcement learning and optimal control?

Coming from a process (optimal) control background, I have begun studying the field of deep reinforcement learning. Sutton & Barto (2015) state that particularly important (to the writing of the text) have been the contributions establishing and…
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How are Artificial Neural Networks and the Biological Neural Networks similar and different?

I've heard multiple times that "Neural Networks are the best approximation we have to model the human brain", and I think it is commonly known that Neural Networks are modelled after our brain. I strongly suspect that this model has been simplified,…
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What is the difference between First-Visit Monte-Carlo and Every-Visit Monte-Carlo Policy Evaluation?

I came across these 2 algorithms, but I cannot understand the difference between these 2, both in terms of implementation as well as intuitionally. So, what difference does the second point in both the slides refer to?
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