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+module MachineLearning where
+
+import Control.Monad (replicateM)
+import System.Random (Random, StdGen, mkStdGen, random)
+
+randomList :: (Random a) => Int -> StdGen -> ([a], StdGen)
+randomList n gen = go n gen []
+  where
+    go 0 g acc = (reverse acc, g)
+    go m g acc =
+      let (value, newGen) = random g :: (Random a) => (a, StdGen)
+       in go (m - 1) newGen (value : acc)
+
+-- definition of a neuron
+
+data Neuron = Neuron
+  { bias :: Double,
+    activate :: Double -> Output,
+    weights :: [Weight]
+  }
+
+instance Show Neuron where
+  show neuron = show (weights neuron, bias neuron)
+
+type Weight = Double
+
+type Output = Double
+
+type Input = [Double]
+
+type TrainingData = [(Input, Output)]
+
+run :: Neuron -> Input -> Output
+run (Neuron {activate, weights, bias}) input = activate $ bias + sum (zipWith (*) weights input)
+
+modifyWeights :: [Weight -> Weight] -> Neuron -> Neuron
+modifyWeights fs neuron = neuron {weights = zipWith id fs (weights neuron)}
+
+modifyBias :: (Weight -> Weight) -> Neuron -> Neuron
+modifyBias f neuron = neuron {bias = f (bias neuron)}
+
+initializeNeuron :: Int -> Int -> Neuron
+initializeNeuron seed nWeights =
+  let gen = mkStdGen seed
+      (weights, gen') = randomList nWeights gen
+      (bias, gen'') = random gen'
+   in Neuron {bias = bias * 5, activate = id, weights = map (* 10) weights}
+
+-- prerequisites for gradient descent
+
+epsilon :: (Fractional a) => a
+epsilon = 1e-3
+
+meanSquaredError :: (Floating a) => [a] -> [a] -> a
+meanSquaredError xs ys = mean $ zipWith (\x y -> (x - y) ** 2) xs ys
+  where
+    mean xs = sum xs / fromIntegral (length xs)
+
+cost :: Neuron -> TrainingData -> Double
+cost neuron trainingData =
+  let actual = map (run neuron . fst) trainingData
+      expected = map snd trainingData
+   in meanSquaredError actual expected
+
+differential :: Neuron -> TrainingData -> Neuron
+differential neuron trainingData =
+  let c = cost neuron trainingData
+      dw = (cost (modifyWeights (repeat (+ epsilon)) neuron) trainingData - c) / epsilon
+      db = (cost (modifyBias (+ epsilon) neuron) trainingData - c) / epsilon
+   in neuron
+        { weights = repeat dw,
+          bias = db
+        }
+
+learn :: Double -> Neuron -> (Neuron -> Neuron)
+learn learningRate differential =
+  modifyBias (\b -> b - learningRate * bias differential)
+    . modifyWeights (map (\dw w -> w - learningRate * dw) (weights differential))
+
+epoch :: TrainingData -> Neuron -> Neuron
+epoch trainingData neuron =
+  let neuron' = learn learningRate (differential neuron trainingData) neuron
+   in neuron'
+  where
+    learningRate = 1e-3
+
+-- concrete example
+
+trainingData :: TrainingData
+trainingData =
+  [ ([0], 0),
+    ([1], 2),
+    ([2], 4),
+    ([3], 6),
+    ([4], 8)
+  ]
+
+main = do
+  let neuron = initializeNeuron 69 1
+  print neuron
+  let c = cost neuron trainingData
+  print c
+
+  let neuron' = iterate (epoch trainingData) neuron !! 10000
+
+  print neuron'
+  print $ cost neuron' trainingData
diff --git a/machine-learning-in-haskell/README.md b/machine-learning-in-haskell/README.md
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+Following along with @Tsoding's video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGSba51aRYU.
diff --git a/machine-learning-in-haskell/shell.nix b/machine-learning-in-haskell/shell.nix
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+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  packages = [
+    (pkgs.ghc.withPackages (hs: [hs.random]))
+  ];
+}