soft-computing

Will I Need a Computer Science Education for Soft Computing/Machine Learning?

I am a self taught software engineer who is currently studying the MIT OpenCourseWare courses (currently Discrete Math and Multivariable Calculus). I have a passion to learn and the ability to teach myself. What I am wondering is if I want to work in soft computing in 5-10 years will I need a degree for that? I know I'll need to study m...

Machine Learning, AI, and Soft Computing

What is the difference between these three heavily related fields? Is there one specific whole they are all a part of (aside from CS)? ...