2018 Outlook For Machine Learning – An Innovation In Its Teen Years

A year ago, Gartner, the world's leading research and advisory company, named artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and conversational systems three of the top strategic tech trends for 2017. In May last year, SAP launched the SAP Leonardo Machine Learning portfolio at SAPPHIRE NOW in Orlando, Florida, and thus demonstrated that it's on the pulse of innovation. Today, it is about time to sum up the latest developments and give an outlook on the potential of intelligent technologies. Deep learning, neural networks, and natural language processing elevated ML to new levels. Thanks to mature ML algorithms, higher processing power, and the availability of huge data sets, machines are becoming intelligent and able to process unstructured data, like pictures, text, or spoken language – often even on a superhuman level. Additionally, deep learning is now stable enough to potentially establish ML as a standard commodity across businesses worldwide.