From scratch: reverse-mode automatic differentiation (in Python)

Automatic differentiation is the foundation upon which deep learning frameworks lie. Deep learning models are typically trained using gradient based techniques, and autodiff makes it easy to get gradients, even from enormous, complex models. ‘Reverse-mode… Read more

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