### Question
What does machine learning mean?


### Answer
**Machine learning** has the following meaning in *15 U.S.C. § 9401*:

> an application of artificial intelligence that is characterized by providing systems the ability to automatically learn and improve on the basis of data or experience, without being explicitly programmed

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 9401*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 119-NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVE**

