Deep Learning is Applied Topology
When I think about AI, I think about topology.Topology is a big scary math word that basically means 'the study of surfaces'. Imagine you had a surface made of play-doh. You could bend it, or twist it, or stretch it. But as long as you don't rip the play-doh up, or poke a hole through it, you can define certain properties that would remain true regardless of the deformation you apply. Here's an example. Let's say I flatten out my play-doh and then draw a circle on it. I could rotate it, or bend ...
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