Learning machines - how computers got smart

In future, machine learning could improve transport, security, healthcare and revolutionise industry. But despite its reach, this powerful technology remains mysterious to most. Our panel of speakers, chaired by Marcus du Sautoy, discussed what we mean by machine learning and discovered some of the exciting current and future uses of this technology. We had presentations from the Head of Microsoft Research Chris Bishop, robotics researcher Sabine Hauert and machine vision researcher Maja Pantic. Visitors were also be able to take part in an interactive exhibition where machine learning developers and researchers showcased examples of the technology in action.