Machine Teaching: An Inverse Problem to Machine Learning and an Approach Toward Optimal Education

I draw the reader's attention to machine teaching, the problem of finding an optimal training set given a machine learning algorithm and a target model. In addition to generating fascinating mathematical questions for computer scientists to ponder, machine teaching holds the promise of enhancing education and personnel training. The Socratic dialogue style aims to stimulate critical thinking.

• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence

• Publication date

  2015-01-25

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Education

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1609/aaai.v29i1.9761
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