If you recall in Chapter 1, Introduction to AI, we covered the basics of machine learning and covered a simple experiment by integrating Google's Prediction API with the Force.com platform. The infrastructure and the web service was all maintained by Google, and we just consumed it.
In this chapter, we will cover PredictionIO which is a part of Einstein's offering exclusive for developers to build machine learning algorithms with Salesforce/external data. PredictionIO abstracts the complexity of setting a machine learning system to build predictive applications. It helps us simplify by setting the infrastructure and responds to dynamic queries in real time once deployed as a web service. It is also used internally by Salesforce and various other open source apps. Since it is open source, developers can use this to build...
