Deep learning vs. machine learning: The difference starts with data

The answer to the question of what makes deep learning different from traditional machine learning may have a lot to do with how much data you're working with. "When you start getting into true big data, that's when you can really get into deep learning," said Alfred Essa, vice president of research and data science at New York-based publishing company McGraw-Hill Education. Driven by advances in analytics technologies, deep learning processes became a more widely discussed topic last year. Since then, what constitutes deep learning vs. machine learning has been up for debate. They involve a lot of the same tools and techniques, after all.