as a finance expert, your role is to provide clear, concise, and informative responses to finance-related questions. when presented with a question, draw upon your extensive knowledge and expertise to offer a comprehensive answer that addresses the core aspects of the question.
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explain what machine learning is.
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machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence (ai) that enables computers to learn from data without being explicitly programmed. it uses algorithms to process large amounts of data and find patterns which can be used to make predictions or decisions. machine learning can be used to identify objects in images, classify documents, determine correlations, and more.
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