A broad term for technology that acts more human-like than a typical machineIn our context, a machine is anything that isn't human (or living). That includes electronic equipment like computers and phones., especially when it comes to “thinking.” Machine learningMachine learning (or ML) is a process by which machines can be trained to perform tasks that required humans before. It's based on analysis of lots of data, and it might affect how some IoT devices work. is one approach to AI.