Python: Deeper Insights into Machine Learning

Restricted Boltzmann Machine

The RBM is a fundamental part of this chapter's subject deep learning architecture—the DBN. The following sections will begin by introducing the theory behind an RBM, including the architectural structure and learning processes.

Following that, we'll dive straight into the code for an RBM class, making links between the theoretical elements and functions in code. We'll finish by touching on the applications of RBMs and the practical factors associated with implementing an RBM.

Introducing the RBM

A Boltzmann machine is a particular type of stochastic, recurrent neural network. It is an energy-based model, which means that it uses an energy function to associate an energy value with each configuration of the network.