What is LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory)?
An improved type of recurrent neural network that can remember information over longer sequences.
Why It Matters
LSTMs solved the problem of standard RNNs forgetting earlier parts of long sequences.
Real-World Example
An LSTM can understand that 'the cat, which sat on the mat, was' refers back to 'cat' many words later.
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Related Terms
Recurrent Neural Network (RNN)
A neural network designed for sequential data that remembers information from previous steps.
Neural Network
A computing system inspired by the human brain, made up of layers of connected nodes that learn patterns from data.
Transformer
A type of AI architecture that processes text by paying attention to relationships between all words at once, rather than reading sequentially.
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