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What a neural layer actually does

A matrix multiply is a layer; it rotates / scales the vector.

1This row of weights multiplies the input. Will its output land up, near zero, or down?your turn

One weight row times the input vector. Predict the output.

inputweights0.9+0.80.4-0.50.7+0.3=output?
continue backR replay

Stack many layers and the signal gets lost…

3.7 Keeping the signal alive
Architecture·

Common questions

What is "What a neural layer actually does" about?
A matrix multiply is a layer; it rotates / scales the vector.
What problem does it solve?
What is the 'feed-forward' block actually doing?
What will I be able to do after this lesson?
You can explain that a neural layer is a matrix that reshapes a vector.
What comes next?
Stack many layers and the signal gets lost…