r/learnmachinelearning

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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 672K members. It has been around since 2016. It uses a forum format for communication.

Roughly 124K 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
672K Members

Community Topics

    Community Features

    Forum

    This community has a forum

    Subreddit Analysis

    via GummySearch
    Yearly: +124K members
    Growth: +22.6% / 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: 82K members

    Past year (monthly)

    • Sep: 8K members
    • 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: 7K members

    Themes

    • Advice Requests
      7 posts in the past month
      1. Is it any free course avalible to start learning Machine learning basic to advance
      2. 1 lakh budget for AI/ML — laptop vs PC vs Mac Mini + cloud? Need genuine advice
      3. Help!!!
      #1
      Advice Requests
      Is it any free course avalible to start learning Machine learning basic to advance · 1 lakh budget for AI/ML — laptop vs PC vs Mac Mini + cloud? Need genuine advice · Help!!!
      7
    • Solution Requests
      4 posts in the past month
      1. What AI/ML Projects should I do?
      2. I built an open-source AI agent to help researchers explore unfamiliar fields
      3. Ghostlink v1.17.0 New Release to help developers onboarding python/js SDK
      #2
      Solution Requests
      What AI/ML Projects should I do? · I built an open-source AI agent to help researchers explore unfamiliar fields · Ghostlink v1.17.0 New Release to help developers onboarding python/js SDK
      4
    • Opportunities
      1 post in the past month
      1. For Collaboration/Learning] Looking for an AI/ML enthusiast to build a medical safety core research project (Unpaid/Peer Learning)
      #3
      Opportunities
      For Collaboration/Learning] Looking for an AI/ML enthusiast to build a medical safety core research project (Unpaid/Peer Learning)
      1

    Topics

    • Struggling
      26 posts in the past month
      #1
      Struggling
      26
    • Ml
      17 posts in the past month
      #2
      Ml
      17
    • Ai
      8 posts in the past month
      #3
      Ai
      8
    • Data
      7 posts in the past month
      #4
      Data
      7
    • Models
      6 posts in the past month
      #5
      Models
      6

    Flair

    • Discussion
      15 posts in the past month
      1. What type of Master can be more valuable for future?
      2. what exactly is ai-autocomplete?
      3. Anyone else getting tired of Claude's writing style?
      #1
      Discussion
      What type of Master can be more valuable for future? · what exactly is ai-autocomplete? · Anyone else getting tired of Claude's writing style?
      15
    • Help
      9 posts in the past month
      1. I spent 20+ hours building the AI roadmap I'm betting my career on. Roast it.
      2. Mixing normalization methods (min-max + z-score) for different features
      3. How do I make my first neural network
      #2
      Help
      I spent 20+ hours building the AI roadmap I'm betting my career on. Roast it. · Mixing normalization methods (min-max + z-score) for different features · How do I make my first neural network
      9
    • Project
      7 posts in the past month
      1. 🚀 Project Showcase Day
      2. I built an open-source Dataset Generator using Riot API that collects 800,000+ High-Elo matches for Machine Learning & XGBoost
      3. Built a tool to generate slides from research papers using local LLMs (because I hate formatting decks and privacy matters)
      #3
      Project
      🚀 Project Showcase Day · I built an open-source Dataset Generator using Riot API that collects 800,000+ High-Elo matches for Machine Learning & XGBoost · Built a tool to generate slides from research papers using local LLMs (because I hate formatting decks and privacy matters)
      7
    • Question
      5 posts in the past month
      1. Simulated annealing questions
      2. Absolute beginner here: What are the easiest, most intuitive resources to start learning Deep Learning / Neural Networks from scratch?
      3. Ingegneria elettrico e AI
      #4
      Question
      Simulated annealing questions · Absolute beginner here: What are the easiest, most intuitive resources to start learning Deep Learning / Neural Networks from scratch? · Ingegneria elettrico e AI
      5
    • Meme
      3 posts in the past month
      1. How it feels to order deliveries using an LLM and pay a $10 markup on a $30 burrito to a startup built on the Stripe API and OpenRouter whose AI assistant gets my order wrong.
      2. POV: Claude before everything goes to shit
      3. average anthropic employee circa 2027:
      #5
      Meme
      How it feels to order deliveries using an LLM and pay a $10 markup on a $30 burrito to a startup built on the Stripe API and OpenRouter whose AI assistant gets my order wrong. · POV: Claude before everything goes to shit · average anthropic employee circa 2027:
      3

    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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    Who is r/learnmachinelearning for?
    Best for people building communities enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
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    This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
    How many members does r/learnmachinelearning have?
    Roughly 672K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
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    r/learnmachinelearning runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
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