Reading Data Science – Machine Learning vs Rules Based Systems by Karthik Guruswamy Data Scientist at Teradata got me thinking about how machine learning is replacing rule-based systems in how we manage and use enterprise content, knowledge, and ideas. These types of rules are extremely easy to understand and easy to code. But, Karthik points out, things quickly get out of hand: "When a system gets operationalized, one starts with 100 scenarios with 100 rules to handle it. As time goes by we encounter more and more exceptions and start making more rules to keep exceptions under control. Think US Tax Code – things get unwieldy and cumbersome over time."