Machine learning: transforming industries or transforming the future?

Machine learning is all over the business environment. Being a subset of AI, or artificial intelligence, this technology has quickly taken over the world's biggest industries and remains one of the hottest technological trends. ML brings industries incredible competitive advantages and makes the processes more accurate and personalized. No wonder every other company is considering the implementation of ML into its processes. But where did it all start and where will it eventually lead us in the future?