In this article, get insights into how machine learning and IoT are changing the world and making it a much better place. Also, walk through how it changes our daily lives and other applications.

1. IoT + Machine Learning: Changing the
Paradigm of Technology
With every passing day, there is constantly something new
coming in the field of technology. Innovation has given birth to
Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT). Many big
companies have invested heavily in these technologies, and it
is growing at a fast pace. We can see how much IoT and AI help
us in everyday life as well as businesses.
Today companies are using AI, powered by machine learning
to understand their customers better and leverage
personalization. Virtual assistants like Siri, Google Assistant,

2. Cortana, Alexa, etc., are making this technology easy to adopt.
Companies like Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime, etc., are
making their algorithms stronger by using machine learning.
With the help of these algorithms, they study users and
further recommend music or shows, which gave birth to
personalization and, as a result, an increase in usage.
According to research by Statista, connected IoT devices are
estimated to be 30.9 billion units by 2025. This shows the
amount of demand and applications IoT has in the market. In
this article, we are going to see how machine learning and IoT
is changing the world.
Let's have a quick overview of machine learning and the
Internet of Things.
What is Machine Learning?
Machine learning is one of the critical components of AI,
where the algorithms are developed to improve the
performance of the software. It uses big data to understand
and provides users with personalized experiences. Any
eCommerce platform, streaming service, music streaming
platform, etc., uses it to understand users and provide them

3. with a better experience. Slowly it is becoming more popular
and almost used in all industries.
What is IoT?
IoT stands for the Internet of Things; it is used to connect
various devices with the internet and pass data. It is used in
the healthcare sector, automobiles, retail, and more. But, going
one step further, with the integration of machine learning, IoT
devices get a brain. Thus, giving rise to the Artificial Internet of
Things. Today it is one of the most powerful technologies to
use products in the best way possible.
Let's see how Machine Learning and IoT are changing the
world around us:
Retail Commerce:
eCommerce companies like Amazon, Wish, Myntra, etc., are
using machine learning to understand their users better and
provide personalization. With the help of big data, these
companies can study their customers' purchase history,
market trends, customers' spending patterns, habits, and
preferences. A company studies this data, aggregates it, and
uses it to make decisions.

4. With the help of machine learning algorithms, businesses can
understand the purchase patterns and further make the
customers' experience better. Amazon was the first company
to recommend personalized products depending on
customers' previous purchases. Not only this, today they have
come with "Amazon Go" in which its "Just Walk Out"
technology is changing the face of brick-and-mortar stores. It
is helping shoppers to checkout without the need to wait in
line, the kiosks, which are enabled with Alexa there helps them
in searching products in the store, recommending dinner
recipes, and more. It uses some advanced technology like
computer vision, deep learning, machine learning, and sensor
fusion to understand their customers.
Another example is Rebecca Minkoff, a fashion brand
company using IoT, RFID, and other leading-edge technologies
in their retail store.
They have a huge digital wall using which customers can order
their drinks or if they need an employee to help them with an
in-store purchase. Going further, in the trial rooms, they have
smart mirrors using which customers order different clothes,
change sizes, and more. When the customers use these smart

5. mirrors, the employee is notified and comes with the required
clothes. During checkout, customers have to use the store's
iPad and RFID tags to track the clothes. Customers can scan
the tags, and using the iPad, they can make the payment. Once
done, customers can themselves remove the tags using the
machines.
Other companies like Nike, Google, and more are making their
retail stores smarter and trying to provide better customer
experiences.
Smart Homes:
Smart homes have become real now; it is no more luxury or
limited only to few people. With the help of AI and IoT, many
homes today are getting converted to smart homes. It uses
devices like sensors, meters, and lights to collect and analyze
data. Using this, they can define the home infrastructure,
utilities and provide more ease to daily tasks.
Companies like Amazon, Google, and Apple have their own
home automation solution. You need to pick the solution you
prefer and automate your home independently or reach out to
integrators. They already have smart devices in the home

6. category and provide compatibility with third party devices as
well.
Talking about Google, their Nest home solution makes your
home smarter, and everything connected with your Google
Home App. You can connect smart speakers, cars, TV,
headphones, watches, and more.
With the help of Nest Thermostat, you can adjust the
temperature of your home. Its sensors sense your presence in
the home, if there is anyone, they can set the temperature
accordingly. Other way around, if there is no one in the home,
it changes the temperature, saving you energy.
With the Nest Hub, you can watch videos while cooking, send
voice commands to Google Assistant to play music, podcasts,
and audiobooks. You can efficiently control your smart home
by knowing things like who is at the door, which lights are on,
dim the lights, know the weather, control your thermostats,
configure security cameras, watch live feed, and more.
Everything easily at your fingertips.
While Google’s devices are great, it is not the only company
that makes them. Amazon and Apple are also in the same

7. business. Several other companies like Ikea, Phillips, etc. make
smart versions of their products, making the connected home
a possibility for everyone’s financial range and stylistic taste.
Smart Cities:
With the increasing number of population and rapid
urbanization, making cities smart has become important.
Today companies and governments are investing heavily in
this. Experts claim smart cities will be the future and play a
major role in increasing economic growth. Governments have
introduced smart streetlights to make smart cities, enabling
CCTV surveillance cameras with facial recognition software
that helps during theft, smart parking management, and more.
Let's see some of the verticals of smart cities in brief:
● Smart Lights:
Smart lights turn on only when the person or a vehicle passes
by. They help a lot in saving energy and run on solar panels.
These devices use a motion sensor to know when an object
passes by, and it also dims in the area where there is low
occupancy.

8. ● Smart Parking:
Parking areas use In-Ground Vehicle Detection Sensors, that
help drivers find vacant parking spaces. It uses the central
parking management system and transmits the data via
sensors. This helps in reducing parking congestion, vehicle
emissions, and less trouble to find the parking space.
● Smart Roads:
Smart roads use sensors and IoT technology to make driving
vehicles easy and safe. Various sensors are attached to the
various sides of the road and send users real-time
notifications about weather and traffic conditions. It also helps
in preventing accidents when vehicles or passengers are near
the car. This is just the beginning of what AI and IoT can do to
make cities smarter and safer.
Self Driving Cars:
Self-driving cars are the future of cars and are safe, clean, and
more efficient for future transportation. Software developers
use machine learning and deep learning algorithms to enable

9. computer vision. It helps vehicles to make decisions the same
as humans while driving. Self-driving cars use sensors to know
if there are any objects nearby. Other advanced control
information can help to find navigation routes.
Conclusion:
The current application of machine learning and IoT is just
the tip of the iceberg, there is still more to explore in both
fields. With the constant growth of technology, we can assure
it will make our lives easier and lead in the way of innovation.
Today we can say that almost every industry is covered using
machine learning and IoT. There is no limit to thinking about
how this technology and its uses can change the world. There
are more applications of AI and IoT than we can ever imagine.
We can truly say automating things around us helps in making
our lives easier, and hopefully safer.
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