Architecture, Benefits, and Applications

GRUs:

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A Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) is a type of recurrent neural network for sequential data.

What is a GRU?

Purpose of GRUs

GRUs address the vanishing gradient problem in traditional RNNs, enhancing memory retention.

GRU Architecture

The GRU consists of two main gates: the update gate and the reset gate.

Update Gate Function

The update gate controls how much past information is carried forward in the sequence.

Reset Gate Function

The reset gate determines how much previous information to forget, optimizing learning.

Advantages of GRUs

GRUs are faster and require less memory compared to Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks.

Applications of GRUs

GRUs are widely used in natural language processing, speech recognition, and time series analysis.