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Use Machine Learning to Earn Money… And Make a Living From It?
As of today, nobody would deny that machine learning or AI is the future. Most of us would also recognize that the revolution is already here. With it, a great volume of opportunities arise and, with every opportunity there’s always profitability.
I discovered this two to three years ago, when I was deeply interested and involved in the learning of artificial neural networks. I was — and still am — passionate about machine learning and taking advantage of it. Being a 20 year-old who loved money, loved data and loved the NBA, there wasn’t any other way: I had to build a predictive model to forecast the winner of a given game and make money from it.
I’m not going to go over the technical process today, I instead want to guide you through the internal rollercoaster this was, and the final results. I aim to encourage those who doubt whether to try something out, and to show the mindset I’d adopt if I had to go over it all again.
The beginnings
I started out knowing barely nothing about machine learning. In fact, I learned it all on my own (thanks Internet). I had become an NBA fan after multiple hours playing NBA 2k15, which was gifted to me after having been in the USA for the first time and having felt in love with the country. Apart from that, I had…
