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Synopsis
Summary
Deep Learning with Python introduces the field of deep learning using the Python language and the powerful Keras library. Written by Keras creator and Google AI researcher Francois Chollet, this book builds your understanding through intuitive explanations and practical examples.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the Technology
Machine learning has made remarkable progress in recent years. We went from near-unusable speech and image recognition, to near-human accuracy. We went from machines that couldn't beat a serious Go player, to defeating a world champion. Behind this progress is deep learning--a combination of engineering advances, best practices, and theory that enables a wealth of previously impossible smart applications.
About the Book
Deep Learning with Python introduces the field of deep learning using the Python language and the powerful Keras library. Written by Keras creator and Google AI researcher Francois Chollet, this book builds your understanding through intuitive explanations and practical examples. You'll explore challenging concepts and practice with applications in computer vision, natural-language processing, and generative models. By the time you finish, you'll have the knowledge and hands-on skills to apply deep learning in your own projects.
What's Inside
- Deep learning from first principles
- Setting up your own deep-learning environment
- Image-classification models
- Deep learning for text and sequences
- Neural style transfer, text generation, and image generation
About the Reader
Readers need intermediate Python skills. No previous experience with Keras, TensorFlow, or machine learning is required.
About the Author
Francois Chollet works on deep learning at Google in Mountain View, CA. He is the creator of the Keras deep-learning library, as well as a contributor to the TensorFlow machine-learning framework. He also does deep-learning research, with a focus on computer vision and the application of machine learning to formal reasoning. His papers have been published at major conferences in the field, including the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), the Conference and Workshop on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), and others.
Table of Contents
PART 1 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DEEP LEARNING - What is deep learning?
- Before we begin: the mathematical building blocks of neural networks
- Getting started with neural networks
- Fundamentals of machine learning
PART 2 - DEEP LEARNING IN PRACTICE- Deep learning for computer vision
- Deep learning for text and sequences
- Advanced deep-learning best practices
- Generative deep learning
- Conclusions
appendix A - Installing Keras and its dependencies on Ubuntuappendix B - Running Jupyter notebooks on an EC2 GPU instance
Synopsis
DESCRIPTION
Deep learning is applicable to a widening range of artificial
intelligence problems, such as image classification, speech recognition,
text classification, question answering, text-to-speech, and optical
character recognition.
Deep Learning with Python is structured around a series of practical
code examples that illustrate each new concept introduced and
demonstrate best practices. By the time you reach the end of this book,
you will have become a Keras expert and will be able to apply deep
learning in your own projects.
KEY FEATURES
- Practical code examples
- In-depth introduction to Keras
- Teaches the difference between Deep Learning and AI
ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY
Deep learning is the technology behind photo tagging systems at
Facebook and Google, self-driving cars, speech recognition systems on
your smartphone, and much more.
AUTHOR BIO
Francois Chollet is the author of Keras, one of the most widely used
libraries for deep learning in Python. He has been working with deep neural
networks since 2012. Francois is currently doing deep learning research at
Google. He blogs about deep learning at blog.keras.io.