Management AI: Deep Learning And Optimization

One of the interesting changes in terminology is that of the meaning of machine learning (ML). In the olden days, way back in the 1980s, machine learning referred almost exclusively to the to artificial intelligence tools of expert systems and deep learning (DL). Today, with the massive increase in computer performance, many algorithms used in business intelligence can discover many things about data and have been combined with the older techniques under an expanded definition of ML. To understand why the added complexity involved in training and deploying DL systems is useful in certain circumstances, this article describes the basics of optimization and explains what DL adds to business understanding. Optimization is mathematical speak for finding the maximum or minimum value of some function. For instance, one of the most discussed concepts in business is that of maximizing profit.