What is ML?

Machine learning (ML) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that allows computers to learn from data and improve without being explicitly programmed: 

Benefits: ML systems can improve their performance as they are given more data to process. ML is a key tool for data scientists, who use it to uncover patterns and make predictions

How it works: ML uses mathematical models to train algorithms to find patterns in data and make predictions. The algorithms are adjusted and refined based on the data, allowing the computer to learn and improve over time. 

Applications: ML can be used for a variety of tasks, such as classifying documents, images, and numbers, and predicting new relationships between data. For example, a financial institution might use ML to classify transactions as fraudulent or genuine.