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What is Deep Learning?

Machine learning that uses neural networks with many layers, especially good for images, audio and language.

In more detail

Each layer learns progressively more complex features. Deep learning needs large datasets and a lot of computing power, but powers face recognition, speech assistants and chatbots.

Example

Face unlock on your phone uses a deep learning model.

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AI AgentAn AI system that can plan steps and use tools — search, code, apps — to complete a task with less step-by-step instruction.Artificial Intelligence (AI)Software that learns patterns from data and uses them to make predictions, decisions or new content.Bias (in AI)Systematic unfairness in AI output, usually inherited from imbalanced or historical training data.Context WindowThe maximum amount of text a language model can consider at one time.Fine-TuningFurther training a pre-trained model on a smaller, specific dataset to adapt it to a task or style.Generative AIAI that creates new content — text, images, code or audio — instead of only labelling or predicting.