Deep Learning: Understand the Principle

A gentle introduction. What problem it solves and why the layered structure

Vinicius Monteiro
Towards Data Science
4 min readJan 11, 2021

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Deep learning (DL) is a type of machine learning (ML) that solves tasks using, let’s say, more advanced tactics. Problems that are complex for computer programs to handle and at the same time easy for us. Such as speech and image recognition [1].

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