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Remember the recent Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg clash on the future of Artificial Intelligence? So, my colleague and I were discussing the topic and after a while she said she doesn\u2019t understand machine learning & Artificial Intelligence fully.<\/p>\n

Are you one of those, who understand the basics of AI, the robots and more; yet when it comes to deep and in depth technical understanding, it suddenly becomes confusing? If yes, worry not for you have landed at the right place. We\u2019ll try to understand Machine Learning like a beginner.<\/p>\n

The Beginning<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start one thing at a time, beginning with an algorithm. So what is an algorithm<\/a>? \u201cAn algorithm in simple words is a step-by-step detailed instructions to do a particular job.\u201d In computing, it is a set of simple rules that instructs a computer how to perform a task. Generally, we need to program our computer on how to carry out a task and this is the building block of Machine Learning. In 1959, Arthur Samuel sparked the discussion on Machine Learning<\/a> (ML), stating that ML gives, \u201ccomputers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed.”<\/p>\n

Evolution<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Source: nvidia.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The above image explains the evolution of Machine Learning over the years. But to simplify things further, we need to know the terms that are thrown in passing when we study this concept.<\/p>\n

Artificial Intelligence in simple words is the simulation of human mind where machines work and act like humans do. Over the years, it has always been a part of our world and is not at all a new concept, flying cars in cartoons like The Jetsons to Wall – E in recent times. AI evolved further giving birth to a new concept, Machine Learning, where machines were fed data and instructions to execute tasks. But what about behaviour or how our brains respond? How do machines take a decision? Knowledge is the building block and an integral part when it comes to learning. This is where another algorithmic concept called Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning came into being. ANN enables the machine to form connections much like our brains form them with the help of neurons and deep learning helps in better prediction. Today, various applications run on the learnings of deep learning and have improved significantly.<\/p>\n