Machine learning versus data science – demystifying the scene

Who better to ask about artificial intelligence (AI) than the current darling of the scene, ChatGPT? Its answer ('Machine learning and data science are closely related fields, but they are not the same thing') is a useful starting point. But unpacking the differences between machine learning versus data science requires human effort, for the time being at least. Until the machines take over. If you are new to machine learning, it's worth skipping back to the late 1950s to gain an understanding of its origins.