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LSTM

Long Short-Term Memory.

Definition

Long Short-Term Memory. A type of recurrent neural network designed to remember information over long sequences using special gates that control what to remember and forget. Solved the vanishing gradient problem that plagued simple RNNs. Was the go-to for sequence tasks before transformers took over.

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RNN

Recurrent Neural Network.

Recurrent Neural Network

A neural network architecture where connections form loops, letting the network maintain a form of memory across sequences.

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Artificial General Intelligence.

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