machine learning
noun
1
: a computational method that is a subfield of artificial intelligence and that enables a computer to learn to perform tasks by analyzing a large dataset without being explicitly programmed
The company is curating the overall topics manually, but Twitter will be relying on machine learning to intelligently populate the topics themselves so that the tweets can stay up to date.—
Lucas Matney
Lucas MatneyUnsupervised learning, also known as unsupervised machine learning, uses machine learning algorithms to analyze and cluster unlabeled datasets. These algorithms discover hidden patterns or data groupings without the need for human intervention.—IBM
IBMSupervised machine learning requires labeled data to adjust the parameters of the model during training. … But without quality training data, supervised learning models will end up making poor inferences.—Ben Dickson
Ben DicksonReinforcement machine learning trains machines through trial and error to take the best action by establishing a reward system. Reinforcement learning can train models to play games or train autonomous vehicles to drive by telling the machine when it made the right decisions, which helps it learn over time what actions it should take.—Sara Brown
Sara Brown2
: the branch of computer science that employs machine learning
An entire subspecialty known as machine learning is devoted to building algorithms that allow computers to develop new behaviors based on experience.—Adam Piore
Adam PioreWhile many scholars in the developing field of machine learning were focused on improving algorithms, [Cynthia] Rudin instead wanted to use AI's power to help society.—Duke University
—abbreviation ML
Duke UniversityExamples of machine learning in a Sentence
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Since the electron neutrino’s direction is very hard to discern by eye, IceCube physicists applied machine learning techniques to point back to where the electron neutrinos might have been created.
—Doug Cowen, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2024
In February, the project’s organizers announced that a team successfully translated 2,000 characters within a scroll through a combination of machine learning software and computer vision programming.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2024
Jenkins said the company hires associates who take some video clips and label them so they can be used to train the machine learning system.
—Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Bloom is still very much in his R&D era, but his creation represents one of the many ways that game companies are looking to integrate machine learning into their offerings.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
The desire among outside firms to entice machine learning engineers, general managers, and executives from Nvidia is strong, but because of the high levels of unvested equity the employees have, recruiters haven’t seen much success in coaxing talent out of the company, search experts said.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Using all these data sources, researchers trained a machine learning model to predict how a beer would taste—and how desirable those flavors would be to consumers—by studying its chemical makeup.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Windows’ voice-to-text feature has improved remarkably in recent years and now uses machine learning algorithms to correct its guesses and punctuation.
—PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
How image generators depict humans reflects the data used to train the underlying machine learning algorithms.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Doug Cowen, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2024
In February, the project’s organizers announced that a team successfully translated 2,000 characters within a scroll through a combination of machine learning software and computer vision programming.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2024
Jenkins said the company hires associates who take some video clips and label them so they can be used to train the machine learning system.
—Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Bloom is still very much in his R&D era, but his creation represents one of the many ways that game companies are looking to integrate machine learning into their offerings.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
The desire among outside firms to entice machine learning engineers, general managers, and executives from Nvidia is strong, but because of the high levels of unvested equity the employees have, recruiters haven’t seen much success in coaxing talent out of the company, search experts said.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Using all these data sources, researchers trained a machine learning model to predict how a beer would taste—and how desirable those flavors would be to consumers—by studying its chemical makeup.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Windows’ voice-to-text feature has improved remarkably in recent years and now uses machine learning algorithms to correct its guesses and punctuation.
—PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
How image generators depict humans reflects the data used to train the underlying machine learning algorithms.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Machine learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machine%20learning. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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