Decoding Machine Learning Methods

Machine Learning, thinking systems, expert systems, knowledge engineering, decision systems, neural networks - all synonymous loosely woven words in the evolving fabric of Artificial Intelligence. Of these Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are often debated and used interchangeably. In very abstract terms, ML is a structured approach for deriving meaningful predictions/insights from both structured and unstructured data. ML methods employ complex algorithms that enable analytics based on data, history and patterns. The field of data science continues to scale new heights enabled by the exponential growth in computing power over the last decade.