The five tribes of machine learning
Machine learning can be further classified in a variety of ways. One of our favorite classifications is the one provided by Pedro Domingos in his book The Master Algorithm. In his book, he classifies machine learning by the field of science that sprouted the ideas. For example, genetic algorithms sprouted from Biology concepts. Here are the full classifications, the name Domingos uses for the tribes, and the dominant algorithms used by each tribe, along with noteworthy proponents:
| Tribe | Origins | Dominant algorithm | Proponents |
|
Symbolists |
Logic and Philosophy |
Inverse deduction |
Tom Mitchell Steve Muggleton Ross Quinlan |
|
Connectionists |
Neuroscience |
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