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On the challenge of learning complex functions.

Yoshua Bengio1

  • 1Department IRO, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Branch, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada. bengioy@iro.umontreal.ca

Progress in Brain Research
|October 11, 2007
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Current machine learning models struggle with learning complex behaviors due to limitations in shallow architectures. Deep learning architectures may offer a breakthrough for adaptive intelligence by overcoming these challenges.

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Area of Science:

  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning

Background:

  • Adaptive intelligence in animals and machines relies on understanding computational principles.
  • Learning complex behaviors involves mastering highly variable functions.
  • Current popular machine learning methods face limitations in learning such functions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify limitations of current machine learning approaches for learning highly varying functions.
  • To explore the potential of deep architectures for overcoming these limitations.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of shallow model architectures (kernel machines, boosting algorithms, one-hidden-layer neural networks).
  • Mathematical investigation of local kernel machines and their limitations.
  • Examination of computational principles for deep learning architectures.

Main Results:

  • Shallow architectures, including kernel machines and boosting algorithms, exhibit fundamental limitations for learning highly varying functions.
  • Local kernel machines are subject to the curse of dimensionality, similar to older non-parametric methods.
  • Deep architectures, despite perceived learning difficulties, show promise with recent computational principles.

Conclusions:

  • Many current machine learning techniques are inadequate for learning the complex, highly varying functions essential for adaptive intelligence.
  • Deep learning architectures present a potential solution for achieving more sophisticated adaptive intelligence in machines and understanding biological systems.