What is Machine Learning? – Towards Data Science

This is the first of a series of articles intended to make Machine Learning more approachable to those who do not have a technical training. I hope it is helpful. Advancements in computer technology over the past decades have meant that the collection of electronic data has become more commonplace in most fields of human endeavor. Many organizations now find themselves holding large amounts of data spanning many prior years. This data can relate to people, financial transactions, biological information, and much, much more.