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    Explore machine learning beyond the buzzword, from its surprising 1959 origins to modern applications. Learn how computers make decisions without explicit programming and why it's revolutionizing technology.

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    Machine learning is a field of artificial intelligence that allows computers to learn from data and make decisions without being explicitly programmed to do so. The system learns patterns from data and can handle situations it wasn't specifically designed for.

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