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Machine Learning Applications: What Can They Do?

A man looks at data. Machine learning applications quickly identifies patterns in data. — Machine learning applications quickly identify patterns in data.

Machine learning applications are everywhere now. Chances are, you’ve interacted with a machine learning application today. Image and voice recognition, medical diagnosis, and data extraction all use machine learning. Your computer uses it. So does your doctor’s office. As the world becomes more complex, machine learning applications are showing up in more sectors.

Why is this?

Machine learning simplifies the complex. That’s what makes it so useful. It can quickly identify patterns in data and make decisions on that data, often without human intervention. It achieves this faster and better than any human could.

General Electric: Still Evolving After a Century.

General Electric sign on top of GE Administration Building — General Electric Sign on GE Admin building in Schenectady, NY. _{Image by Chuckthewriter. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0}

General Electric began in 1892 when several companies merged together, including Thomas Edison’s Lamp Company. The men in charge hoped for lasting success. But it’s unlikely they expected their company would remain one of the largest in the world for over 100 years.

In 2000, GE was the most profitable company in the world. Yet two decades later, profits have nosedived, as has the value of the company. Why?

The answer is complex. Read on for some history and explanation.

History of General Electric: The Foundations

GE sprung from the merging of a lamp manufacturer, an electric company, and a railway & motor company. When the Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published in 1896, GE was one of the first companies listed. The company helped industrialize America through the availability of cheap electricity.

How the GE Turbine Changed Aviation

The Lusac-11 biplane used engines designed by GE Turbine engineers. — The Lusac-11 broke world altitude records in 1920 and 1921.

Do you know how the GE Turbine changed aviation forever? No? Read on!

What Brought GE into Aviation?

You probably know how Wilbur and Orville Wright made their first flights at Kitty Hawk in 1903, especially if you’re located in North Carolina like AX Control, Inc is. Yeah, yeah, we hear you, Ohio ‘first in aviation’ people. Yes, the Wright brothers hailed from Ohio and that’s where they first designed the Wright Flyer. But what sounds like more fun: building or flying? We think flying!

What you may not know is how fast aviation took off (ha!) from there. Within two decades of that 12-second flight from the dunes at Kitty Hawk, trans-Atlantic flights were possible. What’s more, by 1927 Charles Lindbergh managed the flight from New York to Paris without having to refuel.

But as World War I hit its peak, air superiority took on new importance for the entire world. The new technology aided in combat, reconnaissance, troop movements, and defense for both sides.