Long Short-Term Memory

What Does Long Short-Term Memory Mean?

Long short-term memory (LSTM) units or blocks are part of a recurrent neural network structure. Recurrent neural networks are made to utilize certain types of artificial memory processes that can help these artificial intelligence programs to more effectively imitate human thought.

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Techopedia Explains Long Short-Term Memory

The recurrent neural network uses long short-term memory blocks to provide context for the way the program receives inputs and creates outputs. The long short-term memory block is a complex unit with various components such as weighted inputs, activation functions, inputs from previous blocks and eventual outputs.

The unit is called a long short-term memory block because the program is using a structure founded on short-term memory processes to create longer-term memory. These systems are often used, for example, in natural language processing. The recurrent neural network uses the long short-term memory blocks to take a particular word or phoneme, and evaluate it in the context of others in a string, where memory can be useful in sorting and categorizing these types of inputs. In general, LSTM is an accepted and common concept in pioneering recurrent neural networks.

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