7 Things to Know About AWS ML: Swami Sivasubramanian

Machine learning is one of the most transformative technologies of this generation, but the tech community only is "scratching the surface" when it comes to what's possible, according to Swami Sivasubramanian, vice president of artificial intelligence and machine learning at Amazon Web Services. Machine learning is transforming everything from the way business is conducted to the way people entertain themselves to the way they get things done in their personal lives. "Entire business processes are being made easier with machine learning," Sivasubramanian said during AWS' Machine Learning Summit last week. Supply chain analysts can have faster and more accurate forecasts. And manufacturers can easily spot defects in products." And the barriers to entry have been significantly lowered, enabling builders to quickly apply ML to their most pressing challenges and biggest opportunities. "ML is improving customer experience, creating more efficiencies in operations and spurring new innovations and discoveries like helping researchers discover new vaccines and enhancing agricultural output with better crop monitoring," Sivasubramanian said. "But we are just scratching the surface about what is possible, and there is so much invention yet to be done.