Long short-term memory - Wikipedia
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Text Highlight2026-07-24 13:01:07
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"An LSTM unit is typically composed of a cell and three gates"
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But why three gates though? Couldn't you just use one with more math?
Text Highlight2026-07-24 12:52:07
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"An LSTM unit is typically composed of a cell and three gates"
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So basically the cell is the brain and the gates are the bouncers, got it.
Text Highlight2026-07-24 09:58:07
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"Its relative insensitivity to gap length is its advantage over other RNNs"
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Reminds me of my ex—always holding onto stuff way too long, but at least it worked.
Text Highlight2026-07-24 09:49:07
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"Its relative insensitivity to gap length is its advantage over other RNNs"
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Yeah but that gap insensitivity still doesn't fix the vanishing gradient in practice, sadly.
Text Highlight2026-07-24 09:40:07
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"Its relative insensitivity to gap length is its advantage over other RNNs"
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So true, LSTMs just don't care how long the gap is, unlike my memory of last week.
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