Meaning of Transfer Learning

Simple definition

Transfer Learning is a technique where a pre-trained model is used on a new, but similar problem, saving time and resources during training.

How to use Transfer Learning in a professional context

Transfer learning is used in areas like image recognition, where a model trained on one dataset can be adapted to another with fewer examples.

Concrete example of Transfer Learning

A model trained to recognize cats and dogs can be fine-tuned to recognize other animals with fewer labeled images.

Why is transfer learning useful?

It reduces the amount of data needed and speeds up the model training process.

Can transfer learning be applied to all machine learning models?

It’s most effective when the new task is similar to the original task.

How is transfer learning different from training a model from scratch?

Transfer learning leverages existing knowledge from a pre-trained model, whereas training from scratch starts with no prior knowledge.
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