Introduction to Deep Learning
MIT 6.S191
Alexander Amini
What is Deep Learning?
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
Any technique that
enables computers to
mimic human behavior
MACHINE LEARNING
Ability to learn without
explicitly being programmed
DEEP LEARNING
Learn underlying features in data
using neural networks
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Deep Learning Success: Vision
Image Recognition
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Deep Learning Success: Vision
6.S191 Lab!
Detect pneumothorax in real X-Ray scans
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Deep Learning Success: Audio
6.S191 Lab!
Music Generation
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Deep Learning Success
And so many more…
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6.S191 Goals
Fundamentals
Practical Skills
Advancements
Community @
MIT
Knowledge, intuition, know-how, and community to do
deep learning research and development
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Administrative Information
• Meets Mon Jan 29 – Fri Feb 2
• 10:30 am – 1:30pm
• Lecture + Lab Breakdown
• Graded P/D/F; 3 Units
• 1 Final Assignment
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