What is Machine Learning? - Softvision

Machine Learning refers to a lot of things in a vast field which is rapidly growing. Arthur Samuel (1901-1990), an American pioneer in the field of computer gaming and artificial intelligence, coined the term "machine learning" in 1959. He defined it as a "field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed". Today, many say that machine learning is the future, although I'd say is already part of lots of things we have today. Machine learning, as a type of artificial intelligence (AI), enables computers to learn without being explicitly programmed, and to improve their functions when exposed to new data. By analyzing patterns in this data, the machine learning algorithms are self-adjusting based on a set of design rules.