Programming Neural Networks with Python

1    Introduction

Neural networks are at the heart of modern artificial intelligence (AI) and can be found in areas such as machine learning (ML), deep learning, and large language models. They enable technologies such as image recognition, speech processing, and self-driving cars. In this introductory chapter, we’ll take a look at their structure and functionality, and then we’ll explain why neural networks are the basis of many AI breakthroughs.

Our motivation is to look behind the curtain and explain neural networks to you from the ground up, in terms of both their use in real life and their historical development, as well as in a simple theoretical approach. Of course, we set certain priorities for you to facilitate access to the topic. This ...