The Growth of Python

Python's popularity has surged in recent years, especially in the field of machine learning (ML). The growth can be attributed to Python's versatility as a workbench language and its application in ML research. The speaker reflects on the past, mentioning the AI winter in the '90s when AI was overshadowed, but now it has become a hot topic. There has been a significant shift in the value and importance placed on AI and ML, particularly in areas like computer vision and natural language processing.