Skip to main content current edition: International edition The Guardian - Back to home Become a supporter Subscribe Find a job Jobs Sign in Search Show More Close with google Artificial intelligence (AI) Monthly science explainer From online dating to driverless cars, machine learning is everywhere the mysteries of a component of artificial intelligence self driving car Risberg/AP Artificial intelligence (AI) Monthly science explainer From online dating to driverless cars, machine learning is everywhere the mysteries of a component of artificial intelligence Nicola Davis @NicolaKSDavis Thu 18 Sep ‘14 07.
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 What is machine learning?
 Artificial intelligence is really the goal of trying to develop algorithms that can learn and act.
 Older AI research ran up against this difficulty that people didn’t really know what intelligence was.