ArchiveSep 8, 2020

What is machine learning, and what types are there?

Machine learning lets systems improve from experience without being programmed step by step. A short guide to the main types.

In short

Machine learning lets systems improve from experience without being programmed step by step. A short guide to the main types.

Machine learning is a way for computers and systems to learn and improve from experience without step by step programming. It is a wide field of study that overlaps with artificial intelligence, and it is not tied to one or two industries.

It is used across many fields, for tasks such as prediction, classification, regression and medical diagnosis.

Different types of machine learning

Experts group the methods in different ways, and some go into much finer detail. Most agree on these main types:

Supervised learning
Unsupervised learning
Reinforcement learning
Semi supervised learning

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