Simply deep learning: an effortless introduction – Towards Data Science

This article is part of the Intro to Deep Learning: Neural Networks for Novices, Newbies, and Neophytes Series. Let's start with a quick recap from part 1 for anyone who hasn't looked at it: At a very basic level, deep learning is a machine learning technique. It teaches a computer to filter inputs through layers to learn how to predict and classify information. Observations can be in the form of images, text, or sound. The inspiration for deep learning is the way that the human brain filters information. Its purpose is to mimic how the human brain works to create some real magic. Deep learning attempts to mimic the activity in layers of neurons in the neocortex. In the human brain, there are about 100 billion neurons.