Opinion

Why does deep learning work so well?

Machine learning research lacks a theoretical backbone

The loss landscape of a deep convolutional neural network (source: Javier Ideami, losslandscape.com)

Modern machine learning research has demonstrated remarkable achievements. Today, we can train machines to detect objects in images, extract meaning from text, stop spam emails, drive cars, discover new drug candidates, and beat top players in Chess, Go, and countless other…