An Attention Network<\/strong> (or Attention Mechanism) is a deep learning technique that allows a model to focus on the most important parts<\/strong> of the input \u2014 like how you pay more attention to certain words in a sentence or features in a picture. \ud83d\udc41\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udde8\ufe0f\ud83c\udfaf<\/p>\n\n\n\n Imagine you’re reading a book \ud83d\udcd6, and a question asks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhere was Harry Potter born?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Your brain focuses on<\/strong> the words \u201cHarry Potter\u201d and \u201cborn\u201d \u2014 not every single word in the book. That\u2019s attention<\/strong> in action. \ud83e\udde0\ud83d\udd0d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s say you have an input sequence like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe cat<\/strong> sat on the mat<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The model needs to figure out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83c\udfaf Attention assigns a score (or weight)<\/strong> to each word or element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc41\ufe0f So, the model pays more attention to “cat<\/strong>” and “mat<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2705 Learns which parts matter<\/strong> most Attention Networks<\/strong> help models focus<\/strong> on the most important parts of input, just like humans do when reading, listening, or observing. It\u2019s the brainpower behind Transformers<\/strong> and modern AI! \ud83e\udde0\u2728<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udca1 Simple Analogy:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Word<\/th> Attention Score<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> The<\/td> 0.1<\/td><\/tr> cat<\/td> 0.3<\/td><\/tr> sat<\/td> 0.1<\/td><\/tr> on<\/td> 0.1<\/td><\/tr> the<\/td> 0.1<\/td><\/tr> mat<\/td> 0.3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\u2728 Types of Attention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Type<\/th> Description<\/th> Emoji<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> \ud83d\udd01 Self-Attention<\/strong><\/td> Each word looks at other words in the same input<\/td> \ud83d\udcd6\u2194\ufe0f\ud83d\udcd6<\/td><\/tr> \ud83d\udd04 Cross-Attention<\/strong><\/td> Input sequence attends to another sequence (e.g., in translation)<\/td> \ud83c\udf10\u27a1\ufe0f\ud83c\udf10<\/td><\/tr> \ud83c\udfaf Soft Attention<\/strong><\/td> Focus on all inputs, but some more than others (weighted sum)<\/td> \ud83c\udf9a\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr> \ud83c\udfaf\u274c Hard Attention<\/strong><\/td> Picks one input to fully focus on (like spotlight)<\/td> \ud83d\udd26<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2705 Handles long sequences<\/strong> better than RNNs
\u2705 Works in parallel<\/strong> (very fast) \u26a1
\u2705 Improves performance in NLP<\/strong>, Vision<\/strong>, Speech<\/strong> and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udce6 Used in Big Models Like:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n\u2705 TL;DR:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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