Machine Learning is the operational heart of modern AI. The article explains the paradigm shift from traditional programming: no longer a sequence of predefined instructions, but systems that "learn by themselves" through training on data.
This approach — machine learning — is what made today's AI boom possible. The article also clarifies an often-confused distinction: all ML falls under AI, but AI is not only ML. A key piece for understanding how machines move from executing commands to recognizing patterns and making decisions. In the full PDF: the history, classification and workings of Machine Learning.
Originally published in Il Giornale dell'Ingegnere (CNI), 1 November 2022.