Machine learning / AI - Where do I start?

[CrazyNeutrino]

I am a programming novice with minimal knowledge of C, Python and Java that I've taught myself from books and videos. Eventually I'd like to get into AI and machine learning but I have no idea where to start. Thus far, the minimal coding I've learned has been rather aimless with no specific purpose except for working on Project Euler. Where do I start with computer science, what languages should I learn and what should I work on to reach this goal? Any help is appreciated, thank you!

 

[Ackbach]

Python is certainly a great option. I'd highly recommend Andrew Ng's course on Machine Learning on Coursera. Prerequisites, in my opinion, are these: 1. Some programming experience. 2. Linear Algebra. 3. Some calculus is helpful (especially optimization techniques). Andrew Ng's course is, in my opinion, very well-pitched for an introduction to machine learning. Note that he teaches the course in MATLAB/Octave. The syntax is not difficult if you have a smattering of languages already.