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.NET machine learning library

Are there any good machine learning libraries for .NET that may make it an alternative to Python and R? I've heard of ML.NET, but am not sure how good it is and how committed Microsoft are to it.

Kyle Abrahams, PMP

ML .Net seems interesting but machine learning boils down to building neural networks, which can be done in C#.

It looks like ML .Net is building classes around basic neural network concepts to help people build their own.

I've also seen The Cognitive Toolkit (Microsoft) Recommended:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cognitive-toolkit/

TensorFlow (Google)
https://github.com/migueldeicaza/TensorFlowSharp

And Accord:
http://accord-framework.net/intro.html

just to name a few.

AlHal2

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Just to check. Can one build neural networks in C#. Not sure if there is a typo. Is it possible to upgrade .NET software to use the cognitive toolkit?

Kyle Abrahams, PMP

You can definitely build neural networks with C#.

You can use .Net to use the toolkit:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cognitive-toolkit/using-cntk-with-csharp

AlHal2

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Why isn't C# used more widely for artificial intelligence and machine learning.
I'm a C# programmer who knows a tiny bit of Python and am considering working in AI.
Is it worth pursuing it in C# or do I need to do more Python? I've never used R.

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AlHal2

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Thanks.