Identify Common Machine Learning Techniques

So far, we’ve introduced you to AI technologies (such as computer vision or generative AI) as well as Microsoft’s principles for responsible AI. Now, it’s time to start talking about the substance of AI.

One of the most important questions you might have about AI is how AI manages to know what it does. Just as humans learn, AI systems have been designed to be capable of learning. And, just like humans learn through a variety of mechanisms (such as memorization and practice or repetition), AI systems also learn through different techniques and scenarios.

To be honest, though, the term machine learning is a bit of a misnomer. Since computers aren’t exactly sentient at this point, one might argue that they’re not capable of really learning. What they are capable of, however, is something quite useful: examining vast data sets to establish patterns and predict outcomes. Humans can sometimes be pretty good...