as technology evolves and the world's
population grows so does the amount of
data being generated collecting sorting
and analyzing all of this data can be
pretty time-consuming however that's
starting to change with the emergence of
something called machine learning
machine learning is a type of computer
science that allows computer programs to
learn and improve all on their own in
the past computers could only do what we
programmed them to do but with machine
learning they can behave like humans and
gain knowledge based on their past
experiences this process can get pretty
complicated but here's how it works on a
basic level let's say we want a program
that can tell the difference between
apples and bananas first we'll give it
some labeled pictures of each the
program will then look for patterns in
the fruits and start to remember them it
can then use these memories to look at
unlabeled pictures of apples and bananas
and determine which is which all on its
own
believe it or not you probably encounter
machine learning on a daily basis social
media sites use it to create your feed
based on your preferences and search
engines use it to improve the accuracy
of their search results it's also being
used on a larger scale the medical
industry is applying machine learning to
things like predicting lifespans
organizing patient data and even
diagnosing certain diseases
as with many emerging technologies
there's a concern that machine learning
may eliminate certain jobs this will
vary from industry to industry but it
does have the potential to get rid of or
change a number of occupations including
drivers bankers and potentially even
certain doctors while it may have some
negative effects many believe that it's
positive applications will outweigh them
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