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Covers the BackProp algorithm, including initialization, signal propagation, error computation, weight updating, and complexity comparison with numerical differentiation.
Discusses the mean input shift and bias problem in weight updates for neural networks, highlighting the importance of correct initialization to prevent gradient issues.
Explores the impact of gradient noise on optimization algorithms, focusing on smooth and nonsmooth risk functions and the derivation of gradient noise moments.