DEEP LEARNING: A NEW CORE FOR APPLE?

Apple’s WWDC launch keynote this year was undoubtedly its most exciting in years, being packed to the rafters with announcements about both software updates and new hardware. We learned about not only the expected updates to iOS, macOS, and watchOS, but also the Siri-powered HomePod smart speaker and stunningly powerful new iPads. However, you might have overlooked the large extent to which all of these will be driven by the AI advancement known as deep learning.

HOW MACHINE LEARNING AND DEEP LEARNING WORK

Deep learning is a strand of machine learning, a term that was often bandied about during Apple’s two-and-a-half-hour presentation. Machine learning indicates a pivotal change in approaching artificial intelligence; it posits that, rather than pour data into machines in the effort to teach them everything,.