Artificial Intelligence: Instructions From Programmers
Artificial Intelligence: Instructions From Programmers
Machine Learning
Machine learning is a subset of AI that enables computer algorithms to learn from
data and then make decisions or predictions about future data without explicit
instructions from programmers.
Without the aid of machine learning, programmers must provide a computer with all
the rules and objectives required to process data. As you can imagine, this can be a
very time-consuming and inefficient process. Integrating AI models can simplify data
processing by automating repetitive tasks to solve many of these problems at lighting
speed.
Machine learning also differs from traditional programming because it uses data to
produce predictive models and then utilizes these models to make predictions. This
is particularly useful when developing rule-based programs, provided there is
enough data to solve the problem.
For example, weather forecasting relies on numerical and statistical information from
past weather data to build models that predict future weather. Similarly, machine
learning uses algorithms to craft and train models that make predictions based on
data from the world around us. In time, the computer system improves on its own by
identifying which data points are outliers and disregarding them in future predictions.
The model integrates this knowledge, leading it to make better predictions or
decisions moving forward. Best of all, programmers do not need to tell the computer
how to improve; it can teach itself from the data.