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Important Concepts in Machine Learning: Agents vs. Models

Actionability provides a clear criteria to differentiate these two important concepts in machine learning.

3 min readAug 1, 2022
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In a recent machine learning(ML) lecture, one of students ask me to differentiate the concepts of agents vs. models in ML. The answer led to a spirited debate so much that I figure it merits a small post 😊.

The rapid evolution of ML have brought together a plethora of terms that are often used in diverse settings. Among those terms that are used indiscriminately we have the notion of models and agents. Quite often, we find articles that use these two terms interchangeably taking some liberties with the context. In…

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Jesus Rodriguez
Jesus Rodriguez

Written by Jesus Rodriguez

Co-Founder and CTO of Sentora( fka IntoTheBlock), President of LayerLens, Faktory and NeuralFabric. Founder of The Sequence , Lecturer at Columbia, Wharton

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