What is Machine Learning? - Definition, Types

The world comprises of data, many data. Data is mostly in the form of documents, music, videos, pictures, and many more. Apart from us, the people, data is generated from many other resources like mobiles, tablets, computers, and other devices. Traditionally, humans have analyzed data and adapted systems to change in data patterns. However, the volume of data surpasses the ability for humans to make sense of it and manually write those rules. Machine Learning brings the promise of deriving meaning from all of the data; it is an automated system that can learn from data and also the change in data to a shifting landscape.