Neural Networks, Types, and Functional Programming -- colah's blog

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"The distinctive property of deep learning is that it studies deep neural networks – neural networks with many layers."

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Makes sense, but isn't that kinda obvious? Deep learning = deep nets.

Text Highlight2026-07-17 12:56:24

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"The distinctive property of deep learning is that it studies deep neural networks – neural networks with many layers."

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So it's basically just about the depth, not the fancy tricks?

Text Highlight2026-07-17 10:02:24

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"deep learning studies a connection between optimization and functional programming."

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That actually explains why my loss functions feel so functional.

Text Highlight2026-07-17 09:53:24

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"deep learning studies a connection between optimization and functional programming."

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Eh, feels like a stretch to me, but okay.

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"deep learning studies a connection between optimization and functional programming."

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Interesting, never thought of DL that way before.

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