Machine Learning for Big Data

In the past few years, more data has been produced than in the millennia of human history before. This data represents a gold mine in terms of commercial value and also important reference material for policy makers. But much of this value will stay untapped -- or, worse, be misinterpreted -- as long as the tools necessary for processing the staggering amount of information remain unavailable. In this article, we'll look at how machine learning can give us insight into patterns in this sea of big data and extract key pieces of information hidden in it. The core of machine learning consists of self-learning algorithms that evolve by continuously improving at their assigned task.