IDG Contributor Network: 5 machine learning trends that will define 2017

Machine learning has been quietly working in the background for years, powering mobile applications and search engines. But recently it has become a more widely circulated buzzword, with virtually all recent technological advancements involving some aspect of machine learning. An impressive rise in data and computing capabilities has made this exponential progress possible. The remarkable growth in sophistication and applications of machine learning will define the technological trends of 2