Deep Learning For Dummies

Chapter 1

Introducing Deep Learning

IN THIS CHAPTER

Understanding deep learning

Working with deep learning

Developing deep learning applications

Considering deep learning limitations

You have probably heard a lot about deep learning. The term appears all over the place and seems to apply to everything. In reality, deep learning is a subset of machine learning, which in turn is a subset of artificial intelligence (AI). The first goal of this chapter is to help you understand what deep learning is really all about and how it applies to the world today. You may be surprised to learn that deep learning isn’t the only game in town; other methods of analyzing data exist. In fact, deep learning meets a specific set of needs when it comes to data analysis, so you might be using other methods and not even know it.

Deep learning is just a subset of AI, but it’s an important subset. You see deep learning techniques used for a number of tasks, but not every task. In fact, some people associate deep learning with tasks that it can’t perform. The next step in discovering deep learning is to understand ...