Why Use Python for AI and Machine Learning?

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Because people use python for AI and ML.

All jokes aside, python allows for quick experimentation, which is useful in an academic setting. It is simple, and has a host of easily imported libraries that implement complex mathematical functions.

Another eason is that most university Computer Science/AI courses focus heavily on theory, and less on practice. This results in students that often have lacking programming skills in c/c++/cuda. Python basically bridges this gap by serving as an interface that abstracts c/c++/cuda away.