Machine learning systems are a 'land rush' of opportunity for CIOs

Machine learning systems are a 'land rush' of opportunity for CIOs

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Machine learning is overtaking big data in Google searches, but the hype around artificial intelligence systems may not be hyped enough. Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, co-authors of the forthcoming Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future , said some machine learning algorithms are improving faster than anticipated, thanks to enormous data sets and access to more compute power.