Information gathering: A WebEx talk on machine learning

We're long past the point of questioning whether machines can learn. The question now is how do they learn? Machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence, is the study of computer algorithms that improve automatically through experience. That means a machine can learn, independent of human programming. Los Alamos National Laboratory staff scientist Nga Thi Thuy Nguyen-Fotiadis is an expert on machine learning, and at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, she hosts the virtual presentation "Deep focus: Techniques for image recognition in machine learning," as part of the Bradbury Science Museum's (1350 Central Ave., Los Alamos, 505-667-4444, lanl.gov/museum)