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About r/learnmachinelearning

Welcome to r/learnmachinelearning - a community of learners and educators passionate about machine learning! This is your space to ask questions, share resources, and grow together in understanding ML concepts - from basic principles to advanced techniques. Whether you're writing your first neural network or diving into transformers, you'll find supportive peers here. For ML research, /r/machinelearning For resume review, /r/engineeringresumes For ML engineers, /r/mlengineering

The community at a glance

r/learnmachinelearning is a Subreddit with roughly 677K members. It has been around since 2016. It uses a forum format for communication.

Roughly 122K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Ml, and Ai. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention books, ml courses, and ai tools.

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Established 2016
677K Members

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    Yearly: +122K members
    Growth: +22.1% / year

    Member growth over time

    All time (yearly)

    • 2017: 18K members
    • 2018: 27K members
    • 2019: 72K members
    • 2020: 85K members
    • 2021: 49K members
    • 2023: 118K members
    • 2024: 93K members
    • 2025: 126K members
    • 2026: 87K members

    Past year (monthly)

    • Oct: 8K members
    • Nov: 11K members
    • Dec: 11K members
    • Jan: 11K members
    • Feb: 11K members
    • Mar: 11K members
    • Apr: 12K members
    • May: 11K members
    • Jun: 10K members
    • Jul: 10K members
    • Aug: 10K members
    • Sep: 2K members

    Themes

    • Advice Requests
      30 posts in the past month
      1. Neetcode 150 for ML Interviews > ml-150.com
      2. Transitioning from basic ML to a job: What to read/do after XGBoost? (Advice on FastAPI, Deep Learning, and Portfolios)
      3. Looking for free alternatives to popular paid AI/ML courses
      #1
      Advice Requests
      Neetcode 150 for ML Interviews > ml-150.com · Transitioning from basic ML to a job: What to read/do after XGBoost? (Advice on FastAPI, Deep Learning, and Portfolios) · Looking for free alternatives to popular paid AI/ML courses
      30
    • Solution Requests
      4 posts in the past month
      1. built a site for ML/AI papers and roadmaps
      2. minimum requirements laptop for my major
      3. Need Help!!! Urgent
      #2
      Solution Requests
      built a site for ML/AI papers and roadmaps · minimum requirements laptop for my major · Need Help!!! Urgent
      4
    • Money Talk
      1 post in the past month
      1. How do you actually turn Python skills into freelance income?
      #3
      Money Talk
      How do you actually turn Python skills into freelance income?
      1
    • Self-Promotion
      1 post in the past month
      1. I built MLForge to make starting Python ML projects less repetitive
      #4
      Self-Promotion
      I built MLForge to make starting Python ML projects less repetitive
      1
    • News
      1 post in the past month
      1. 12,776 AI/DS job listings analyzed this week — 2 companies you've probably never heard of are out-hiring TCS and Infosys
      #5
      News
      12,776 AI/DS job listings analyzed this week — 2 companies you've probably never heard of are out-hiring TCS and Infosys
      1

    Topics

    • Struggling
      26 posts in the past month
      #1
      Struggling
      26
    • Ml
      25 posts in the past month
      1. Transitioning from basic ML to a job: What to read/do after XGBoost? (Advice on FastAPI, Deep Learning, and Portfolios)
      2. People who did a Master's in AI/ML — what was your background?
      #2
      Ml
      Transitioning from basic ML to a job: What to read/do after XGBoost? (Advice on FastAPI, Deep Learning, and Portfolios) · People who did a Master's in AI/ML — what was your background?
      25
    • Ai
      22 posts in the past month
      #3
      Ai
      22
    • Learning
      13 posts in the past month
      1. Transitioning from basic ML to a job: What to read/do after XGBoost? (Advice on FastAPI, Deep Learning, and Portfolios)
      2. I built an end-to-end NFL prediction project to learn machine learning
      #4
      Learning
      Transitioning from basic ML to a job: What to read/do after XGBoost? (Advice on FastAPI, Deep Learning, and Portfolios) · I built an end-to-end NFL prediction project to learn machine learning
      13
    • Data
      7 posts in the past month
      #5
      Data
      7

    Flair

    • Help
      34 posts in the past month
      1. Looking for free alternatives to popular paid AI/ML courses
      2. 3rd-year student looking for a practical ML + Deep Learning roadmap/resources
      3. Learning ML guide: From zero to hero
      #1
      Help
      Looking for free alternatives to popular paid AI/ML courses · 3rd-year student looking for a practical ML + Deep Learning roadmap/resources · Learning ML guide: From zero to hero
      34
    • Discussion
      19 posts in the past month
      1. Training a video generation model from scratch on my laptop — loss plateaued, results are blurry. Should I keep going or change approach?
      2. A lot to read
      3. 12,776 AI/DS job listings analyzed this week — 2 companies you've probably never heard of are out-hiring TCS and Infosys
      #2
      Discussion
      Training a video generation model from scratch on my laptop — loss plateaued, results are blurry. Should I keep going or change approach? · A lot to read · 12,776 AI/DS job listings analyzed this week — 2 companies you've probably never heard of are out-hiring TCS and Infosys
      19
    • Project
      16 posts in the past month
      1. I built tensor operations and scalar autograd from scratch in C++
      2. A 3D robot arm which evolved to reach targets using a genetic algorithm and a mlp neural network
      3. I made a live visualization library for neural networks for real time drawing detection
      #3
      Project
      I built tensor operations and scalar autograd from scratch in C++ · A 3D robot arm which evolved to reach targets using a genetic algorithm and a mlp neural network · I made a live visualization library for neural networks for real time drawing detection
      16
    • Question
      14 posts in the past month
      1. What is the reasoning for this ?
      2. I’ve learned ML, but now that I’m starting Kaggle, I feel completely clueless about actually building models
      3. How Do You Build a Real Edge in ML as a Fresher?
      #4
      Question
      What is the reasoning for this ? · I’ve learned ML, but now that I’m starting Kaggle, I feel completely clueless about actually building models · How Do You Build a Real Edge in ML as a Fresher?
      14
    • Request
      7 posts in the past month
      1. Starting a study group for *Learning Theory from First Principles* (Francis Bach) — looking for a few people
      2. ML roadmap for MS/research programs
      3. Can you recommend some good learning resources for learning RAG and Agent?
      #5
      Request
      Starting a study group for *Learning Theory from First Principles* (Francis Bach) — looking for a few people · ML roadmap for MS/research programs · Can you recommend some good learning resources for learning RAG and Agent?
      7

    Product recommendations

    • books
      8 posts in the past month
      1. Best textbook for ML math?
      2. What books would you guys recommend for someone who is serious about research in deep learning and neural networks.
      3. What book would you recommend reading after finishing The StatQuest Illustrated Guide to Machine Learning?
      #1
      books
      Best textbook for ML math? · What books would you guys recommend for someone who is serious about research in deep learning and neural networks. · What book would you recommend reading after finishing The StatQuest Illustrated Guide to Machine Learning?
      8
    • ml courses
      3 posts in the past month
      1. Best online certification course for data science and machine learning.
      2. Best AI/ML courses with teacher
      3. Best FREE ML courses for a complete beginner with background in CS?
      #2
      ml courses
      Best online certification course for data science and machine learning. · Best AI/ML courses with teacher · Best FREE ML courses for a complete beginner with background in CS?
      3
    • ai tools
      2 posts in the past month
      1. Looking for the Best OCR + Preprocessing + Embedding Workflow for Complex PDF Documents
      2. I'm trying to create a comprehensive table of the best AI tools to Increase Your Productivity + Automate Your Work- feel free to give some recs so I can add it to the list.
      #3
      ai tools
      Looking for the Best OCR + Preprocessing + Embedding Workflow for Complex PDF Documents · I'm trying to create a comprehensive table of the best AI tools to Increase Your Productivity + Automate Your Work- feel free to give some recs so I can add it to the list.
      2
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