deep learning

noun

computing

: a form of machine learning in which the computer network rapidly teaches itself to understand a concept without human intervention by performing a large number of iterative calculations on an extremely large dataset

Deep learning involves feeding machines lots of data so the AI can learn patterns itself without requiring humans to program knowledge into the machine.

—Mike Cherney

In deep learning, multiple neural networks are "stacked" on top of each other, or layered, in order to create models that are even better at prediction because each new layer learns from the ones before it.

—Derrick Harris

—sometimes used before another noun

The purpose of many deep learning systems is to minimize the amount of time spent feeding or quizzing a piece of software …

—Erik Sofge

Examples of deep learning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These approaches aim to reason more like humans, moving beyond today’s hegemony of deep learning. —Stephen Thomas, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024

This evolution is driving a surge in demand for specialized skills in deep learning, neural networks and AI ethics. —Ramiro Gonzalez Forcada, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024

This means deep learning must be used cautiously in critical situations. —Will Knight, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2019

In fact, the conceptual foundations of deep learning were laid decades ago, with later researchers finding clever new ways of implementing existing concepts and exploiting the capabilities afforded by faster hardware and larger data sets. —Remco Zwetsloot, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above