machine learning

American  

[muh-sheen lur-ning] / məˈʃin ˌlɜr nɪŋ /

noun

Computers, Digital Technology.

1. the capacity of a computer to process and evaluate data beyond programmed algorithms, through contextualized inference (often used attributively).

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machine learning British  

noun

1. a branch of artificial intelligence in which a computer generates rules underlying or based on raw data that has been fed into it

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Etymology

Origin of machine learning

First recorded in 1955–60

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machine learning

The AI researchers aim to “automate machine learning, science, and engineering to accelerate discoveries and progress,” Dean said in a post on X.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

The AI models are traditional machine learning rather than generative AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Gong has since earned his doctorate from U-M and now works in Chicago as a machine learning scientist.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

In that role, he applies the quantitative and analytical abilities he developed during his physics research to problems in machine learning.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

In 1994 he left academia to bring machine learning to Wall Street, then founded SCT Capital, one of the first hedge funds built entirely on machine-driven trading.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

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