In the last five years, there has been tremendous growth
in machine
learning and artificial intelligence as applied to polymer science.
Here, we highlight the unique challenges presented by polymers and
how the field is addressing them. We focus on emerging trends with
an emphasis on topics that have received less attention in the review
literature. Finally, we provide an outlook for the field, outline
important growth areas in machine learning and artificial intelligence
for polymer science and discuss important advances from the greater
material science community.