11LINEAR MODELS ON STEROIDS: NEURAL NETWORKS
The method of neural networks (NNs) is probably the best-known ML technology among the general public. The science fiction−sounding name is catchy—even more so with the advent of the term deep learning—and NNs have become the favorite approach to image classification in applications that also intrigue the general public, such as facial recognition.
Yet NNs are probably the most challenging ML technology to use well, with problems such as:
- “Black box” operation, where it’s not clear what’s going on inside
- Numerous hyperparameters to tune
- Tendency toward overfitting
- Possibly lengthy computation time, ...
Get The Art of Machine Learning now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
