With the newest iteration of its custom M1 chip, the M1 Pro and M1 Max versions, Apple has given the Machine Learning community a powerful tool. To some extent this power can only be unleashed if the system is set up correctly--despite Apple's user-friendliness, this is not a straightforward task.
Without a doubt, the ImageNet dataset has been a critical factor in developing advanced Machine Learning algorithms. Its sheer size and a large number of classes have been challenging to handle.