Hands-On Transfer Learning with Python

Neural Turing Machine

A Neural Turing Machine (NTM) is inspired by the Turing Machine (TM): the fundamental mathematical model of computation that defines an abstract machine. A TM can manipulate symbols on a strip of tape according to a table of rules. Given any computer algorithm, a TM is capable of simulating that algorithm's logic. The machine positions its head over a cell and reads or writes a symbol there. Thereafter, based on the rules defined, it can move left or right or even halt the program.

An NTM architecture contains two basic components: a neural network controller and a memory. The following diagram shows a high-level representation of the NTM architecture:

The controller interacts with the external world using input and ...