The world of high-tech innovation can change the destiny of industries seemingly overnight. Now we are on the cusp of a new grand leap, thanks to the democratization of machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence that enables computers to learn without being explicitly programmed. This process is already underway, according to Kartik Hosanagar, a Wharton School of Business professor of operations, information and decisions, and a cofounder of Yodle Inc.; and Apoorv Saxena, a product manager at Google and co-chair of the recent AI Frontiers conference.

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