Python Deep Learning - Second Edition

Introduction to machine learning

Machine learning is often associated with terms such as big data and artificial intelligence (AI). However, both are quite different to machine learning. In order to understand what machine learning is and why it's useful, it's important to understand what big data is and how machine learning applies to it.

Big data is a term used to describe huge datasets that are created as the result of large increases in data that is gathered and stored. For example, this may be through cameras, sensors, or internet social sites.

It's estimated that Google alone processes over 20 petabytes of information per day, and this number is only going to increase. IBM estimated that every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data is created, ...