2.2 Why Machine Learning Matters

Machine Learning became essential because the world changed in three major ways:

1. Explosion of Data

Every day, humans generate:

• Emails
• Photos
• Videos
• Messages
• Website logs
• Sensor readings
• Transactions

This huge volume of data is impossible for humans to analyze manually.

2. Computers Became More Powerful

Modern hardware like GPUs and TPUs can perform billions of calculations per second, enabling:

• Deep Learning
• Large-scale ML
• Real-time predictions

3. Traditional Programming Reached Its Limit

Rule-based systems break easily:

• Too many rules
• Too many exceptions
• Slow to update
• Hard to scale

Machine Learning solves this by learning from patterns instead of static rules.

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