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Recurrent Neural Networks with Python Quick Start Guide

By : Simeon Kostadinov
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Recurrent Neural Networks with Python Quick Start Guide

By: Simeon Kostadinov

Overview of this book

Developers struggle to find an easy-to-follow learning resource for implementing Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) models. RNNs are the state-of-the-art model in deep learning for dealing with sequential data. From language translation to generating captions for an image, RNNs are used to continuously improve results. This book will teach you the fundamentals of RNNs, with example applications in Python and the TensorFlow library. The examples are accompanied by the right combination of theoretical knowledge and real-world implementations of concepts to build a solid foundation of neural network modeling. Your journey starts with the simplest RNN model, where you can grasp the fundamentals. The book then builds on this by proposing more advanced and complex algorithms. We use them to explain how a typical state-of-the-art RNN model works. From generating text to building a language translator, we show how some of today's most powerful AI applications work under the hood. After reading the book, you will be confident with the fundamentals of RNNs, and be ready to pursue further study, along with developing skills in this exciting field.
Table of Contents (8 chapters)

Summary

In this chapter, we covered a lot of new and exciting approaches for optimizing your model's performance, both on a general level, and specifically, using the TensorFlow library. 

The first part covered techniques for improving your RNN performance by selecting, processing, and transforming your data, as well as tuning your hyperparameters. You also learned how to understand your model in more depth, and now know what should be done to make it work better. 

The second part was specifically focused on practical ways of improving your model's performance using the built-in TensorFlow functions. The team at TensorFlow seeks to make it as easy as possible for you to quickly achieve the results you want by providing distributed environments and optimization techniques with just a few lines of code. 

Combining both of the techniques covered in this...