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Backpropagation, intuitively | Deep Learning Chapter 3

3Blue1Brown's third deep learning chapter gives a visual, intuitive account of backpropagation and what happens to a neural network as it learns. A follow-up video covers the underlying calculus.

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Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended as the most accessible introduction to backprop for people who struggle with the pure math.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
3Blue1Brown
Topic
backpropagation
Format
explainer
Level
intro
HN recommenders in dataset
4
HN mentions in dataset
5
Recommendation years in dataset
2017–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • I'm in the same boat. For long time, I was interested in AI but at the same time intimidated by math. I'm relatively comfortable with discrete mathematics and classical algorithms and at the same time calculus and linear algebra is completely foreign to me. Also, …

    hal9000xp on Hacker News · 2017-11
    In Ask HN: Best way to get started with AI?

  • While we're at this, I found the explainations by 3Brown1Blue to be very intuitive when it comes to neural networks, especially for folks who're new and don't necessarily grasp concepts when explained primarily through math. What is backpropagation really doing? [VIDEO] His other videos on …

    pastelsky on Hacker News · 2018-06
    In Backpropagation algorithm visual explanation

  • This was very timely for me and for anyone else learning, here are the first few videos of the series: [LINK] [LINK] [VIDEO] (Original video) [LINK]

    nouveaux on Hacker News · 2017-11
    In What is backpropagation and what is it doing? [video]

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