12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

   
BETA

Online Masters in 1 Year

Graduate in as little as 1 Year. No bachelor required. Do you want to know more? Go to college.ch/catalogue/Onlin

Tech / #BigData
DEC 6, 2016 @ 02:24 AM 1,250 VIEWS

What Is The Difference
Between Artificial
Intelligence And
Machine Learning?
Bernard Marr,  CONTRIBUTOR
I write about big data, analytics and enterprise
performance FULL BIO 
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine
Learning (ML) are two very hot buzzwords
right now, and often seem to be used
interchangeably. START DRIVING INNOVATION

They are not quite the same thing, but the
perception that they are can sometimes lead
to some confusion. So I thought it would be
worth writing a piece to explain the
difference.

Both terms crop up very frequently when the
topic is Big Data, analytics, and the broader
waves of technological change which are
sweeping through our world.

In short, the best answer is that:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 1/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

Artificial Intelligence is the broader concept
 
of machines being able to carry out tasks in a  
way that we would consider “smart”.
BETA
And,

Machine Learning is a current application of
AI based around the idea that we should
really just be able to give machines access to
data and let them learn for themselves.

Early Days

Artificial Intelligence has been around for a
long time – the Greek myths contain stories
of mechanical men designed to mimic our
own behavior. Very early European
computers were conceived as “logical
machines” and by reproducing capabilities
such as basic arithmetic and memory,
engineers saw their job, fundamentally, as
attempting to create mechanical brains.

As technology, and, importantly, our
understanding of how our minds work, has
progressed, our concept of what constitutes
AI has changed. Rather than increasingly
complex calculations, work in the field of AI
concentrated on mimicking human decision
making processes and carrying out tasks in
ever more human ways.

Recommended by Forbes

The Top 10 AI And 3 Industries That Will Be

Machine Learning Use Transformed By AI,
Cases Everyone Should Machine Learning And Big
Know About Data In...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 2/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

Artificial Intelligences – devices designed to
 
act intelligently – are often classified into  
one of two fundamental groups – applied or
general. Applied AI is far more common – BETA

systems designed to intelligently trade stocks
and shares, or manoeuvre an autonomous
vehicle would fall into this category.

Neural Networks – Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning
(Source: Shutterstock)

Generalized AIs – systems or devices which
can in theory handle any task – are less
common, but this is where some of the most
exciting advancements are happening today.
It is also the area that has led to the
development of Machine Learning. Often
referred to as a subset of AI, it’s really more
accurate to think of it as the current state­of­
the­art.

The Rise of Machine Learning 

Two important breakthroughs led to the
emergence of Machine Learning as the
vehicle which is driving AI development
forward with the speed it currently has.

PAGE 1 / 3 Continue 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 3/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

Comment on this story

   
 Report Corrections
 Reprints & Permissions
BETA

RELATED TOPICS

1 MACHINE 4 ARTIFICIAL
LEARNING GRASS
INTRODUCT
2 ION TO 5 DECISION
TREE
MACHINE
PATTERN
3 RECOGNITI 6 401K
BUSINESS
ON AND

From the Web Ads by Revcontent

That's How You Find The Diabetes This Woman Went Generate A High­

Super Cheap Flights! Breakthrough Your From a Monthly Quality User
SAVE70.COM Doctor Won't Tell Salary of $3,200 to Experience with
You About
DIABETES DESTROYER Making $46,572
THE 30DAY CHANGE Revcontent
REVCONTENT

Join Revcontent To Google AMP Builds a Patch.com Chooses Revcontent Talks The

Increase User Better User Revcontent for Importance of User
Engagement and Experience on Mobile Superior Ad Quality Experience
Reach
REVCONTENT ADOTAS and User Experience
BLOOMBERG.COM REVCONTENT

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 4/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

   
BETA

VIEWS

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 5/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 6/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 7/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 8/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 9/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 10/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 11/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 12/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 13/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 14/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 15/16
12/6/2016 What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/12/06/what­is­the­difference­between­artificial­intelligence­and­machine­learning/#352e63a5687c 16/16