Keras

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Keras
Original author(s)François Chollet
Developer(s)various
Initial release27 March 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-27)
Stable release
2.0.8 / 24 August 2017; 6 years ago (2017-08-24)
Repository
Written inPython
PlatformCross-platform
TypeNeural Networks
LicenseMIT
Websitekeras.io

Keras is an open source neural network library written in Python. It is capable of running on top of MXNet, Deeplearning4j, Tensorflow, CNTK or Theano.[1][2] Designed to enable fast experimentation with deep neural networks, it focuses on being minimal, modular and extensible. It was developed as part of the research effort of project ONEIROS (Open-ended Neuro-Electronic Intelligent Robot Operating System),[3] and its primary author and maintainer is François Chollet, a Google engineer.

In 2017, Google's TensorFlow team decided to support Keras in TensorFlow's core library. Chollet explained that Keras was conceived to be an interface rather than an end-to-end machine-learning framework. It presents a higher-level, more intuitive set of abstractions that make it easy to configure neural networks regardless of the backend scientific computing library.[4] Microsoft has been working to add a CNTK backend to Keras as well and the functionality is currently in beta release with CNTK v2.0 .[5][6]

Features

The library contains numerous implementations of commonly used neural network building blocks such as layers, objectives, activation functions, optimizers, and a host of tools to make working with image and text data easier. The code is hosted on GitHub, and community support forums include the GitHub issues page, a Gitter channel and a Slack channel.

Traction

As of 16 September 2016, Keras is the second-fastest growing deep learning framework after Google's TensorFlow, and the third largest after TensorFlow and Caffe.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "This Is What Makes Keras Different, According To Its Author". forbes.com. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  2. ^ Deeplearning4j Keras Frontend
  3. ^ "Keras Documentation". keras.io. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  4. ^ Chollet GitHub Comment
  5. ^ CNTK Keras GitHub Issue
  6. ^ alexeyo. "CNTK_2_0_Release_Notes". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  7. ^ "François Chollet on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-09-18.

External links

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