Using machine learning and AI to add value to business

Deep learning, a variation of machine learning (ML), represents the major driver toward artificial intelligence (AI). As deep learning delivers superior data fusion capabilities over other ML approaches, Gartner predicts that by 2019, deep learning will be a critical driver for best-in-class performance for demand, fraud and failure predictions. "Deep learning is here to stay and expands ML by allowing intermediate representations of the data," said Alexander Linden, research vice president at Gartner. "It ultimately solves complex, data-rich business problems. Deep learning can, for example, give promising results when interpreting medical images in order to diagnose cancer early. It can also help improve the sight of visually impaired people, control self-driving vehicles, or recognise and understand a specific person's speech."