Glossary

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0-shot learning 1-shot learning 2-stage detector 3D convolution 4D data 5G + AI 6DoF pose estimation 7D representation 8-bit quantization 9-layer network

A

AGI / Artificial General Intelligence Algorithm Artificial Intelligence (AI)Attention Autoencoder

B

Backpropagation Batch Normalization BERT Bias Boosting

C

Chatbot Classifier / Classification Clustering CNN / Convolutional Neural Network Cross-Validation

D

Data Augmentation Deep Learning Deepfake Deterministic Model Discriminative Model

E

Embedding Encoder Ensemble Learning Epoch Explainable AI (XAI)

F

Feature Extraction Fine-tuning Forward Propagation Foundation Model Fusion / Multimodal Fusion

G

GAN / Generative Adversarial Network Generative AI Gradient Descent Graph Neural Network (GNN)Grounding

H

Hallucination Heuristic Hidden Layer Hierarchical Model Hyperparameter

I

Imbalanced Data Instance / Sample Instruction tuning Intelligence Amplification / Augmentation Interpretability

J

JAX Jittering Joint Embedding JSONL / JSON-lines Juxtaposition

K

K-means Clustering K-Shot Learning Kernel Trick KL Divergence (Kullback–Leibler Divergence)Knowledge Distillation

L

Large Language Model (LLM)Latent Variable Learning Rate Loss Function LSTM / Long Short-Term Memory

M

Machine Learning (ML)Meta-learning Model Multi-head Attention Multimodal / Multimodality

N

Neural Network NLP / Natural Language Processing NLU / Natural Language Understanding Normalization Novelty Detection / Anomaly Detection

O

Objective Function One-hot Encoding Online Learning Optimizer Overfitting

P

Parameter Policy / Reinforcement Learning Policy Pooling Pretraining Prompt

Q

Q-learning Quality Estimation Quantization Query Queue / Buffer

R

Regularization Reinforcement Learning (RL)Representation Learning Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)RNN / Recurrent Neural Network

S

Sampling Self-Supervised Learning Sequence Modeling Softmax Supervised Learning

T

Tokenizer Training Data Transfer Learning Transformer Tuning / Hyperparameter Tuning

U

U-Net Uncertainty Estimation Underfitting Universal Approximation Theorem Unsupervised Learning

V

Validation Set Vanishing / Exploding Gradient Variational Autoencoder (VAE)Vector Embedding Vision Transformer (ViT)

W

Weak Supervision Weight Decay Whitening / Whitening Transformation Word Embedding Workflow

X

X-axis / feature axis XAI / Explainable AI XLM XLNet XOR problem

Y

Y-axis / feature axis Y-transform / YUV YAGNI (You Aren't Gonna Need It)Yield (model yield / throughput)Yoga of AI

Z

Z-score Normalization Zero-centric / Zero-bias initialization Zero-gradient phenomenon Zero-shot Learning / Zero-shot inference Zygosity in augmentation

What is Deep Learning

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Deep learning is a subset of machine learning that utilizes multi-layer neural networks to analyze data and recognize patterns. Its core concept is to mimic the structure and function of the human brain, using large amounts of data and computational power to learn feature representations.

The significance of deep learning lies in its ability to handle complex data. Compared to traditional machine learning algorithms, deep learning can automatically extract features, thereby reducing the need for manual intervention. This has led to superior performance in various applications such as autonomous vehicles and medical image analysis. In the future, with advancements in computational hardware and the proliferation of big data, the scope of deep learning applications is expected to expand further.

However, deep learning also has its drawbacks, including a high demand for data, time-consuming training processes, and poor model interpretability. Additionally, the issue of overfitting is particularly pronounced when data is insufficient. Therefore, it is crucial to consider these aspects in practical applications.