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Deep Learning with Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit Quick Start Guide

By : Willem Meints
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Deep Learning with Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit Quick Start Guide

By: Willem Meints

Overview of this book

Cognitive Toolkit is a very popular and recently open sourced deep learning toolkit by Microsoft. Cognitive Toolkit is used to train fast and effective deep learning models. This book will be a quick introduction to using Cognitive Toolkit and will teach you how to train and validate different types of neural networks, such as convolutional and recurrent neural networks. This book will help you understand the basics of deep learning. You will learn how to use Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit to build deep learning models and discover what makes this framework unique so that you know when to use it. This book will be a quick, no-nonsense introduction to the library and will teach you how to train different types of neural networks, such as convolutional neural networks, recurrent neural networks, autoencoders, and more, using Cognitive Toolkit. Then we will look at two scenarios in which deep learning can be used to enhance human capabilities. The book will also demonstrate how to evaluate your models' performance to ensure it trains and runs smoothly and gives you the most accurate results. Finally, you will get a short overview of how Cognitive Toolkit fits in to a DevOps environment
Table of Contents (9 chapters)

Getting Started with CNTK

Deep learning is a machine learning technique that is getting a lot of attention from the public and researchers. In this chapter, we will explore what deep learning is and how large companies are using it to solve complex problems. We'll look at what makes this technique so exciting and what concepts drive deep learning.

We will then talk about Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit (CNTK), what it is, and how it fits into the bigger picture of deep learning. We'll also discuss what makes CNTK unique compared to other frameworks.

In this chapter, we'll also show you how to get CNTK installed on your computer. We will explore installation on both Windows and Linux. If you have a compatible graphics card, you'll also want to check out the instructions on how to configure your graphics card for use with CNTK, as it will significantly speed up the calculations that are needed to train deep learning models.

In this chapter we will cover the following topics:

  • The relationship between AI, machine learning, and deep learning
  • How does deep learning work?
  • What is CNTK?
  • Installing CNTK