There is no clear influence on modern computing that can be ascribed to Babbage. Modern computers are operating on principles that are very different to his mechanical designs and he did not directly contribute to modern computer theory. However his concept for a general purpose computer may have fascinated or inspired some of the people who did make larger contributions and have taken note of it.

With regards to machine learning, Babbage's close associate Ada Lovelace has contributed a point of discussion that has become more relevant in the modern day:

"The Analytical Engine has no pretensions to originate anything. It can do whatever we know how to order it to perform"

The quote is discussed by Alan Turing in his work *COMPUTING MACHINERY AND INTELLIGENCE* in which he introduces the famous Turing test.
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