Scotland Leading the Way in Machine Learning at ScotML • Digit

With Edinburgh and Stirling universities making massive strides in machine learning and producing highly qualified data scientists, Scotland is well placed to lead in this field, and meet demand even in the face of the skills shortage affecting much of the UK. The biggest takeaway from the second ScotML night's event is that machine learning in Scotland will play a huge role in all of our lives. Sometimes confused with Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning is a related model based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify patterns and make decisions with minimal human intervention. Though the term is nothing new, originating in the late 1950s, it has now become a major buzzword. The main reason for this, because it is applicable in almost every industry imaginable.