Each layer transforms the data a little. With enough layers and examples, the network learns complex patterns like faces, speech or motion.
Example
Every modern image and video generator runs on a large neural network.
Why it matters to you
It’s the engine inside nearly all current AI.
Related terms
Machine LearningThe way most AI learns: by finding patterns in examples instead of following hand-written rules./knowledge-base/machine-learning/ModelThe trained “brain” of an AI tool: the file that has learned patterns and produces results./knowledge-base/model/EmbeddingA way of turning words, images or other data into lists of numbers that capture their meaning./knowledge-base/embedding/