Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence comprises two words “Artificial” and “Intelligence”. Artificial

refers to something which is made by humans or a non-natural thing and Intelligence means
the ability to understand or think. There is a misconception that Artificial Intelligence is a
system, but it is not a system. AI is implemented in the system. There can be so many
definitions of AI, one definition can be “It is the study of how to train the computers so
that computers can do things which at present humans can do better.”  Therefore, it is an
intelligence that we want to add all the capabilities to a machine that human contains.

Based on capabilities, AI can be classified into three types:

o Weak AI
o General AI
o Strong AI

Currently, we are working with weak AI and general AI. The future of AI is Strong AI for
which it is said that it will be intelligent than humans.

Machine Learning (ML)

Machine Learning is the learning in which a machine can learn on its own without being
explicitly programmed. It is an application of AI that provides the system the ability to
automatically learn and improve from experience. Here we can generate a program by
integrating the input and output of that program. One of the simple definitions of Machine
Learning is “Machine Learning is said to learn from experience E w.r.t some class of
task T and a performance measure P if learners performance at the task in the class as
measured by P improves with experiences.” 

It can be divided into three types:

o Supervised learning
o Reinforcement learning
o Unsupervised learning

Key Differences Between Artificial Intelligence (AI)

and Machine learning (ML):
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1. AI stands for Artificial intelligence, ML stands for Machine Learning

where intelligence is defined as the  which is defined as the 
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ability to acquire and apply

knowledge. acquisition of knowledge or skill

The aim is to increase accuracy, but

The aim is to increase the chance of it does not care about 
2. success and not accuracy. the success

AI is aiming to develop an intelligent Machine learning is attempting to

system capable of  construct machines that 
performing a variety of complex can only accomplish the jobs for
3. jobs.  which they have been trained.

It works as a computer program that Here, the tasks systems machine

4. does smart work. takes data and learns from data.

The goal is to simulate natural The goal is to learn from data on

intelligence to solve complex certain tasks to maximize the 
5. problems. performance on that task.

AI has a very broad variety of The scope of machine learning is

6. applications.  constrained.

ML allows systems to learn new

7. AI is decision-making. things from data.

It is developing a system that mimics It involves creating self-learning

8. humans to solve problems. algorithms.

AI will go for finding the optimal ML will go for a solution whether it

9. solution. is optimal or not.

10. AI leads to intelligence or wisdom. ML leads to knowledge.

AI is a broader family consisting of

11. ML and DL as its components. ML is a subset of AI.

12. Three broad categories of AI are : Three broad categories of ML are :

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1. Artificial Narrow
Intelligence (ANI)
2. Artificial General
Intelligence (AGI) 1. Supervised Learning
3. Artificial Super 2. Unsupervised Learning
Intelligence (ASI) 3. Reinforcement Learning

AI can work with structured, semi- ML can work with only structured
13. structured, and unstructured data. and semi-structured data.

The most common uses of machine

learning-
AI’s key uses include-
 Facebook’s automatic
  Siri, customer service via friend suggestions
catboats  Google’s search
 Expert Systems algorithms
 Machine Translation like  Banking fraud analysis 
Google Translate  Stock price forecast
 Intelligent humanoid  Online recommender
robots such as Sophia,  systems, and so on.
14. and so on.

Types of Machine Learning

Machine learning is a subset of AI, which enables the machine to automatically
learn from data, improve performance from past experiences, and make
predictions. Machine learning contains a set of algorithms that work on a huge
amount of data. Data is fed to these algorithms to train them, and on the basis of
training, they build the model & perform a specific task.
These ML algorithms help to solve different business problems like Regression,
Classification, Forecasting, Clustering, and Associations, etc.

Based on the methods and way of learning, machine learning is divided into mainly
four types, which are:

1. Supervised Machine Learning

2. Unsupervised Machine Learning
3. Semi-Supervised Machine Learning
4. Reinforcement Learning

In this topic, we will provide a detailed description of the types of Machine Learning
along with their respective algorithms:
1. Supervised Machine Learning
As its name suggests, Supervised machine learning is based on supervision. It means
in the supervised learning technique, we train the machines using the "labelled"
dataset, and based on the training, the machine predicts the output. Here, the
labelled data specifies that some of the inputs are already mapped to the output.
More preciously, we can say; first, we train the machine with the input and
corresponding output, and then we ask the machine to predict the output using the
test dataset.

Let's understand supervised learning with an example. Suppose we have an input

dataset of cats and dog images. So, first, we will provide the training to the machine
to understand the images, such as the shape & size of the tail of cat and dog,
Shape of eyes, colour, height (dogs are taller, cats are smaller), etc. After
completion of training, we input the picture of a cat and ask the machine to identify
the object and predict the output. Now, the machine is well trained, so it will check
all the features of the object, such as height, shape, colour, eyes, ears, tail, etc., and
find that it's a cat. So, it will put it in the Cat category. This is the process of how the
machine identifies the objects in Supervised Learning.

The main goal of the supervised learning technique is to map the input
variable(x) with the output variable(y). Some real-world applications of supervised
learning are Risk Assessment, Fraud Detection, Spam filtering, etc.

Categories of Supervised Machine Learning

Supervised machine learning can be classified into two types of problems, which are
given below:
 o Classification
o Regression

a) Classification

Classification algorithms are used to solve the classification problems in which the
output variable is categorical, such as "Yes" or No, Male or Female, Red or Blue,
etc. The classification algorithms predict the categories present in the dataset. Some
real-world examples of classification algorithms are Spam Detection, Email
filtering, etc.

Some popular classification algorithms are given below:

o Random Forest Algorithm

o Decision Tree Algorithm
o Logistic Regression Algorithm
o Support Vector Machine Algorithm

b) Regression

Regression algorithms are used to solve regression problems in which there is a

linear relationship between input and output variables. These are used to predict
continuous output variables, such as market trends, weather prediction, etc.

Some popular Regression algorithms are given below:

o Simple Linear Regression Algorithm

o Multivariate Regression Algorithm
o Decision Tree Algorithm
o Lasso Regression

Advantages and Disadvantages of Supervised Learning

Advantages:

o Since supervised learning work with the labelled dataset so we can have an exact idea
about the classes of objects.
o These algorithms are helpful in predicting the output on the basis of prior experience.

Disadvantages:
 o These algorithms are not able to solve complex tasks.
o It may predict the wrong output if the test data is different from the training data.
o It requires lots of computational time to train the algorithm.

Applications of Supervised Learning

Some common applications of Supervised Learning are given below:

o Image Segmentation:
Supervised Learning algorithms are used in image segmentation. In this process,
image classification is performed on different image data with pre-defined labels.
o Medical Diagnosis:
Supervised algorithms are also used in the medical field for diagnosis purposes. It is
done by using medical images and past labelled data with labels for disease
conditions. With such a process, the machine can identify a disease for the new
patients.
o Fraud Detection - Supervised Learning classification algorithms are used for
identifying fraud transactions, fraud customers, etc. It is done by using historic data
to identify the patterns that can lead to possible fraud.
o Spam detection - In spam detection & filtering, classification algorithms are used.
These algorithms classify an email as spam or not spam. The spam emails are sent to
the spam folder.
o Speech Recognition - Supervised learning algorithms are also used in speech
recognition. The algorithm is trained with voice data, and various identifications can
be done using the same, such as voice-activated passwords, voice commands, etc.

2. Unsupervised Machine Learning

Unsupervised learning is different from the Supervised learning technique; as its
name suggests, there is no need for supervision. It means, in unsupervised machine
learning, the machine is trained using the unlabeled dataset, and the machine
predicts the output without any supervision.

In unsupervised learning, the models are trained with the data that is neither
classified nor labelled, and the model acts on that data without any supervision.

The main aim of the unsupervised learning algorithm is to group or categories

the unsorted dataset according to the similarities, patterns, and
differences. Machines are instructed to find the hidden patterns from the input
dataset.

Let's take an example to understand it more preciously; suppose there is a basket of

fruit images, and we input it into the machine learning model. The images are totally
unknown to the model, and the task of the machine is to find the patterns and
categories of the objects.

So, now the machine will discover its patterns and differences, such as colour
difference, shape difference, and predict the output when it is tested with the test
dataset.

Categories of Unsupervised Machine Learning

Unsupervised Learning can be further classified into two types, which are given
below:

o Clustering
o Association

1) Clustering

The clustering technique is used when we want to find the inherent groups from the
data. It is a way to group the objects into a cluster such that the objects with the
most similarities remain in one group and have fewer or no similarities with the
objects of other groups. An example of the clustering algorithm is grouping the
customers by their purchasing behaviour.
Some of the popular clustering algorithms are given below:

o K-Means Clustering algorithm

o Mean-shift algorithm
o DBSCAN Algorithm
o Principal Component Analysis
o Independent Component Analysis

2) Association

Association rule learning is an unsupervised learning technique, which finds

interesting relations among variables within a large dataset. The main aim of this
learning algorithm is to find the dependency of one data item on another data item
and map those variables accordingly so that it can generate maximum profit. This
algorithm is mainly applied in Market Basket analysis, Web usage mining,
continuous production, etc.

Some popular algorithms of Association rule learning are Apriori Algorithm, Eclat,

FP-growth algorithm.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Unsupervised Learning

Algorithm
Advantages:

o These algorithms can be used for complicated tasks compared to the supervised
ones because these algorithms work on the unlabeled dataset.
o Unsupervised algorithms are preferable for various tasks as getting the unlabeled
dataset is easier as compared to the labelled dataset.

Disadvantages:

o The output of an unsupervised algorithm can be less accurate as the dataset is not
labelled, and algorithms are not trained with the exact output in prior.
o Working with Unsupervised learning is more difficult as it works with the unlabelled
dataset that does not map with the output.

Applications of Unsupervised Learning

o Network Analysis: Unsupervised learning is used for identifying plagiarism and
copyright in document network analysis of text data for scholarly articles.
 o Recommendation Systems: Recommendation systems widely use unsupervised
learning techniques for building recommendation applications for different web
applications and e-commerce websites.
o Anomaly Detection: Anomaly detection is a popular application of unsupervised
learning, which can identify unusual data points within the dataset. It is used to
discover fraudulent transactions.
o Singular Value Decomposition: Singular Value Decomposition or SVD is used to
extract particular information from the database. For example, extracting information
of each user located at a particular location.

3. Semi-Supervised Learning
Semi-Supervised learning is a type of Machine Learning algorithm that lies
between Supervised and Unsupervised machine learning. It represents the
intermediate ground between Supervised (With Labelled training data) and
Unsupervised learning (with no labelled training data) algorithms and uses the
combination of labelled and unlabeled datasets during the training period.

Although Semi-supervised learning is the middle ground between supervised and

unsupervised learning and operates on the data that consists of a few labels, it
mostly consists of unlabeled data. As labels are costly, but for corporate purposes,
they may have few labels. It is completely different from supervised and
unsupervised learning as they are based on the presence & absence of labels.

To overcome the drawbacks of supervised learning and unsupervised learning

algorithms, the concept of Semi-supervised learning is introduced. The main aim
of semi-supervised learning is to effectively use all the available data, rather than
only labelled data like in supervised learning. Initially, similar data is clustered along
with an unsupervised learning algorithm, and further, it helps to label the unlabeled
data into labelled data. It is because labelled data is a comparatively more expensive
acquisition than unlabeled data.

We can imagine these algorithms with an example. Supervised learning is where a

student is under the supervision of an instructor at home and college. Further, if that
student is self-analysing the same concept without any help from the instructor, it
comes under unsupervised learning. Under semi-supervised learning, the student has
to revise himself after analyzing the same concept under the guidance of an
instructor at college.
Advantages and disadvantages of Semi-supervised
Learning
Advantages:

o It is simple and easy to understand the algorithm.

o It is highly efficient.
o It is used to solve drawbacks of Supervised and Unsupervised Learning algorithms.

Disadvantages:

o Iterations results may not be stable.

o We cannot apply these algorithms to network-level data.
o Accuracy is low.

4. Reinforcement Learning
Reinforcement learning works on a feedback-based process, in which an AI
agent (A software component) automatically explore its surrounding by hitting
& trail, taking action, learning from experiences, and improving its
performance. Agent gets rewarded for each good action and get punished for each
bad action; hence the goal of reinforcement learning agent is to maximize the
rewards.

In reinforcement learning, there is no labelled data like supervised learning, and

agents learn from their experiences only.

The reinforcement learning process is similar to a human being; for example, a child

learns various things by experiences in his day-to-day life. An example of
reinforcement learning is to play a game, where the Game is the environment, moves
of an agent at each step define states, and the goal of the agent is to get a high
score. Agent receives feedback in terms of punishment and rewards.

Due to its way of working, reinforcement learning is employed in different fields such
as Game theory, Operation Research, Information theory, multi-agent systems.

A reinforcement learning problem can be formalized using Markov Decision

Process(MDP). In MDP, the agent constantly interacts with the environment and
performs actions; at each action, the environment responds and generates a new
state.

Categories of Reinforcement Learning

Reinforcement learning is categorized mainly into two types of methods/algorithms:

o Positive Reinforcement Learning: Positive reinforcement learning specifies

increasing the tendency that the required behaviour would occur again by adding
something. It enhances the strength of the behaviour of the agent and positively
impacts it.
o Negative Reinforcement Learning: Negative reinforcement learning works exactly
opposite to the positive RL. It increases the tendency that the specific behaviour
would occur again by avoiding the negative condition.

Real-world Use cases of Reinforcement Learning

o Video Games:
RL algorithms are much popular in gaming applications. It is used to gain super-
human performance. Some popular games that use RL algorithms
are AlphaGO and AlphaGO Zero.
o Resource Management:
The "Resource Management with Deep Reinforcement Learning" paper showed that
how to use RL in computer to automatically learn and schedule resources to wait for
different jobs in order to minimize average job slowdown.
o Robotics:
RL is widely being used in Robotics applications. Robots are used in the industrial and
manufacturing area, and these robots are made more powerful with reinforcement
learning. There are different industries that have their vision of building intelligent
robots using AI and Machine learning technology.
 o Text Mining
Text-mining, one of the great applications of NLP, is now being implemented with
the help of Reinforcement Learning by Salesforce company.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Reinforcement Learning

Advantages

o It helps in solving complex real-world problems which are difficult to be solved by

general techniques.
o The learning model of RL is similar to the learning of human beings; hence most
accurate results can be found.
o Helps in achieving long term results.

Disadvantage

o RL algorithms are not preferred for simple problems.

o RL algorithms require huge data and computations.
o Too much reinforcement learning can lead to an overload of states which can weaken
the results.