IBM PowerAI: Deep Learning Unleashed on IBM Power Systems Servers

Introduction to artificial intelligence and deep learning

This chapter describes essential concepts about deep learning (DL) and neural networks. This chapter also describes the most used and known neural networks architectures, their purposes, and how they started.

This chapter contains the following topics:

•Deep learning

•Neural networks overview

•Deep learning frameworks

1.1 Deep learning

Humans have always searched for a way to describe reality and find solutions for all kinds of problems. From the use of mechanical machines to facilitate ...