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What is Deep Learning?

JUL 28, 2017
Get an inside look at a technology conference with buzzworthy tech trends.
Deep Learning Explained

(Inside Science) -- Our staff writers travel to different places to look at the latest technologies and scientific discoveries firsthand. Yuen Yiu, science writer for Inside Science, went to a GPU technology conference in Washington, D.C., to learn about the latest buzzworthy technology: deep learning computers – find out what self-driving cars, VR headsets and face recognition software all have in common.

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