Teaching Faculty John Gillett makes machine learning click, with humor and humility
What does it take for humans to learn how machines learn? By Thomas Jilk First, a firm understanding of statistics and computing is required, as Statistics Teaching Faculty John Gillett knows. He brings that understanding — along with healthy doses of humor and humility — to his courses, where he shapes how thousands of UW–Madison students first encounter machine learning. “It turns out I’m a good …