Fundamentals

Machine Learning

A subset of AI that enables systems to learn from data

What is Machine Learning?

Machine Learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that focuses on building systems that can learn from and make decisions based on data. Instead of being explicitly programmed to perform a task, ML algorithms use statistical techniques to progressively improve their performance on a specific task.

Key Points

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Learns patterns from data without explicit programming

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Three main types: supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning

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Foundation for modern AI applications

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Requires quality training data for optimal performance

Practical Examples

Email spam detection
Product recommendations
Image recognition
Predictive maintenance