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

While pursuing a computer-science doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in machine learning, Andrew Lai interned at Microsoft and Nvidia doing deep-learning research.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

She says the app has come a long way since it first launched in the US in 2014, with machine learning systems which could identify 285 common bird species from photos.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

“AIEQ … is going to evolve. It’s machine learning, not learning.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Instead, it captures what portion of a job’s tasks can be done efficiently with technologies like large language models and machine learning.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

A new machine learning system has flagged more than 250,000 cancer research papers that may be connected to so called "paper mills."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026

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