# Learning vs training in machines and organizations: Production of knowledge vs production of capability

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The essay distinguishes learning as the production of knowledge from training as the production of capability in machines and organisations.

Essay · Medium · 6 February 2018

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Medium (medium.com)](https://medium.com/metaphor-hacker/learning-vs-training-in-machines-and-organizations-production-of-knowledge-vs-production-of-f1f9e6c1d9f3)

## About this item

- Type: Essay
- Published: 6 February 2018
- Published in: Medium
- Language: English

Topics: machine-learning, organisational-learning, knowledge.

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