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Machine Learning

Can we make machines (computers) learn?


The term Machine Learning was coined by Arthur Samuel, an American pioneer in the field of
computer gaming and artificial intelligence, who developed the first Machine Learning system
that successfully learned to play the game of Checkers.
We do not yet know how to make computers learn as well as people learn. However,
algorithms have been invented that are effective for certain types of learning tasks.
What is Machine Learning (ML)?
Machine learning is a field of artificial intelligence that uses statistical techniques to
give computer systems the ability to "learn" from data, without being explicitly
programmed.
- Arthur Samuel
Here, by learning we mean progressively improving performance, through experience, on a
specific task.

To solve a problem on a computer, we need an algorithm. However, for some problems we do


not have an algorithm—for example, to distinguish spam emails from legitimate ones. In these
cases, we do not know how to transform the input (email) to the output (yes/ no).
This lack of knowledge, we make up for by data. We compile several emails some of which are
known to be spams and others are not. From these example emails, we wish to ‘learn’ what
constitutes spam.
The difference between “Programing” and “Machine Learning” is similar to that
between “Mathematics” and “Statistics”.
It is believed that there is an underlying process that explains the data we observe. The details
of this process, however, is unknown. By analyzing the available data, we intend to understand
this process as much as possible. We believe that though identifying the complete process may
not be possible, we can still detect certain patterns or regularities. This detection is the function
of machine learning.

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