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1. elgfar+6t[view] [source] 2020-04-26 23:00:03
>>qqqqqu+(OP)
The mathematics of training a neural network. I understand how they work once trained, but that you can train them almost seems too good to be true.
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2. supern+qw[view] [source] 2020-04-26 23:32:29
>>elgfar+6t
Also, for me, how all these advances in ML/computing are alleged to be on the horizon, when I hear that A/D/C(NN)s are actually so slow in learning. How can something that has to be trained with 1M of <xyz> be smart? What's the next thing?
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3. OkayPh+ct1[view] [source] 2020-04-27 11:52:00
>>supern+qw
You and I probably took 4 or 5 years to recognize the alphabet. Cut the machines some slack.
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