Eleuterio O Mapatse

What is machine learning? How important is it?

Department

IT

LASIR

St. Tomas University

Maputo – 2022

Eleuterio O Mapatse

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 What is machine learning? How important is it?

Department

IT

The present research work is to be handed to the

department of IT for evaluation purposes Under
the supervision of Lecturers Alberto
Zandamela/Flora Chiruru

St. Tomas University - Mozambique

Maputo – 2022

Introduction

Machine learning (ML) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that allows software applications
to become more accurate at predicting outcomes without being explicitly programmed to do so.
Machine learning algorithms use historical data as input to predict new output values.

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 Recommendation engines are a common use case for machine learning. Other popular uses
include fraud detection, spam filtering, malware threat detection, business process automation
(BPA) and Predictive maintenance.

Machine Learning

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 Machine learning is a method of data analysis that automates analytical model building. It is a
branch of artificial intelligence based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify
patterns and make decisions with minimal human intervention.

Because of new computing technologies, machine learning today is not like machine learning of
the past. It was born from pattern recognition and the theory that computers can learn without
being programmed to perform specific tasks; researchers interested in artificial intelligence
wanted to see if computers could learn from data. The iterative aspect of machine learning is
important because as models are exposed to new data, they are able to independently adapt. They
learn from previous computations to produce reliable, repeatable decisions and results. It is a
science that’s not new – but one that has gained fresh momentum.

While many machine-learning algorithms have been around for a long time, the ability to
automatically apply complex mathematical calculations to big data – over and over, faster and
faster – is a recent development. Here are a few widely publicized examples of machine learning
applications you may be familiar with:

 The heavily hyped, self-driving Google car? The essence of machine learning.
 Online recommendation offers such as those from Amazon and Netflix? Machine
learning applications for everyday life.
 Knowing what customers are saying about you on Twitter? Machine learning combined
with linguistic rule creation.
 Fraud detection? One of the more obvious, important uses in our world today.

Importance of Machine Learning

Machine learning is important because it gives enterprises a view of trends in Customer behavior
and business operational patterns, as well as supports the development of new products. Many of
today's leading companies, such as Facebook, Google and Uber, make machine learning a central
part of their operations. Machine learning has become a significant competitive differentiator for
many companies. Resurging interest in machine learning is due to the same factors that have
made data mining and Bayesian analysis more popular than ever. Things like growing volumes

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 and varieties of available data, computational processing that is cheaper and more powerful, and
affordable data storage.

All of these things mean it's possible to quickly and automatically produce models that can
analyze bigger, more complex data and deliver faster, more accurate results – even on a very
large scale. And by building precise models, an organization has a better chance of identifying
profitable opportunities – or avoiding unknown risks.

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 Conclusion

We were able to see what Machine Learning is and how important it is on our days, mainly in the
corporate environment. The ability that machines or computer has to process, analyze and give
accurate results is very reduced when compared to the human capabilities, this branch of the
Artificial Intelligence is very important on todays Customer centered world. Where we want
always to delivery the right match, pair or suggestion for our Customers and guarantee our ROI
(Return Over Investiment).

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