GANs in Action: Deep learning with Generative Adversarial Networks

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Summary GANs in Action teaches you how to build and train your own Generative Adversarial Networks, one of the most important innovations in deep learning. In this book, you'll learn how to start building your own simple adversarial system as you explore the foundation of GAN architecture: the generator and discriminator networks. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Generative Adversarial Networks, GANs, are an incredible AI technology capable of creating images, sound, and videos that are indistinguishable from the "real thing." By pitting two neural networks against each other--one to generate fakes and one to spot them--GANs rapidly learn to produce photo-realistic faces and other media objects. With the potential to produce stunningly realistic animations or shocking deepfakes, GANs are a huge step forward in deep learning systems. About the Book GANs in Action teaches you to build and train your own Generative Adversarial Networks. You'll start by creating simple generator and discriminator networks that are the foundation of GAN architecture. Then, following numerous hands-on examples, you'll train GANs to generate high-resolution images, image-to-image translation, and targeted data generation. Along the way, you'll find pro tips for making your system smart, effective, and fast. What's inside Building your first GAN Handling the progressive growing of GANs Practical applications of GANs Troubleshooting your system About the Reader For data professionals with intermediate Python skills, and the basics of deep learning-based image processing. About the Author Jakub Langr is working on ML tooling and was a Computer Vision Lead at Founders Factory. Vladimir Bok is a Senior Product Manager overseeing machine learning infrastructure and research teams at a New York-based startup. Table of Contents PART 1 - INTRODUCTION TO GANS AND GENERATIVE MODELING Introduction to GANs Intro to generative modeling with autoencoders Your first GAN: Generating handwritten digits Deep Convolutional GAN PART 2 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN GANS Training and common challenges: GANing for success Progressing with GANs Semi-Supervised GAN Conditional GAN CycleGANPART 3 - WHERE TO GO FROM HERE Adversarial examples Practical applications of GANs Looking ahead Review: Fantastic technical overview of an important and growing area - 5/5. Very impressed by the mix of technical detail and real world application of an emergent area in deep learning. Review: Practical but a little light where it matters - I'm currently reviewing a couple books in the space. Some are better than others. This, like most, uses the usual data sets with examples to highlight the key aspects of design. I found the parts of the book that dived into the theory a bit frustrating... the authors clearly understand the theory behind e.g. latent space structures but the explanatory math was too minimalist to actually support the explanations. Which was too bad because their enthusiasm for the science behind the code was enticing. Ultimately, I had to switch to other material to really understand what the authors were excited about. Great subject, however, and I am ultimately happy that I read this book as part of the bigger picture.