> The techniques used for speech recognition seem to have little in common with those used for image recognition, and both are different from those used in expe

> The techniques used for speech recognition seem to have little in common with those used for image recognition, and both are different from those used in expert systems. I have a hard time seeing how image recognition, for example, will make any appreciable difference in programming practice. Machine learning has now made order of magnitude changes in solving many of the "Essential difficulties" so that the same ML techniques can be used to solve a wide range of problems without requiring the specific details to be spelled out. Despite this, "Accidental Difficulties" have actually grown in some areas, as large companies build even more complex software with various testing and performance requirements.