deep learning foundations

Foundations of Deep Learning (Hugo Larochelle, Twitter)

Lex Fridman

Hugo Larochelle presents an overview of the foundations of deep learning, focusing on multi-layer feedforward neural networks used for classification tasks. He begins by establishing notation where a network takes an input vector $x$ and produces output probabilities via hidden layers that introduce …

Foundations and Challenges of Deep Learning (Yoshua Bengio)

Lex Fridman

Yoshua Bengio opens his presentation by addressing the foundational requirements for achieving human-level machine learning performance, emphasizing that future intelligent systems must acquire vast amounts of information about the world through data. He outlines four critical ingredients: large mod …