Unsupervised neural networks are a type of artificial neural network designed to learn patterns and structures from unlabeled data. Unlike supervised learning, where models are trained with labeled input-output pairs, unsupervised learning algorithms identify hidden patterns, clusters, and structures in the data without explicit guidance.
Key Characteristics:
No labeled data is required.
Finds hidden patterns and structures in data.
Used for clustering, dimensionality reduction, anomaly detection, and feature learning.
Types of Unsupervised Neural Networks:
Autoencoders (AEs):
Used for dimensionality reduction, denoising, and anomaly detection.
Consists of an encoder (compressing input) and a decoder (reconstructing the input).
Variants include Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) for probabilistic feature learning.
Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs):
Energy-based model with visible and hidden layers.
Used in feature extraction and collaborative filtering (e.g., recommendation systems).
elf-Organizing Maps (SOMs):
Clustering algorithm that organizes data in a low-dimensional grid format.
Used for visualizing high-dimensional data.
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) (Partially Unsupervised):
Consist of a generator (creates fake data) and a discriminator (differentiates real from fake).
Used for image generation, data augmentation, and creative AI applications.
Deep Belief Networks (DBNs):
Stacked layers of RBMs trained layer-wise.
Used in feature extraction, speech recognition, and dimensionality reduction.
Applications of Unsupervised Neural Networks:
Anomaly Detection: Identifying fraud, cybersecurity threats, or medical anomalies.
Clustering & Segmentation: Customer segmentation, genetic clustering, and text topic modeling.
Dimensionality Reduction: Principal Component Analysis (PCA)-like applications for high-dimensional data visualization.
Feature Learning: Learning efficient representations for downstream tasks like classification or prediction.
elf-Organizing Maps (SOMs):
Clustering algorithm that organizes data in a low-dimensional grid format.
Used for visualizing high-dimensional data.
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) (Partially Unsupervised):
Consist of a generator (creates fake data) and a discriminator (differentiates real from fake).
Used for image generation, data augmentation, and creative AI applications.
Deep Belief Networks (DBNs):
Stacked layers of RBMs trained layer-wise.
Used in feature extraction, speech recognition, and dimensionality reduction.
Applications of Unsupervised Neural Networks:
Anomaly Detection: Identifying fraud, cybersecurity threats, or medical anomalies.
Clustering & Segmentation: Customer segmentation, genetic clustering, and text topic modeling.
Dimensionality Reduction: Principal Component Analysis (PCA)-like applications for high-dimensional data visualization.
Feature Learning: Learning efficient representations for downstream tasks like classification or prediction.
elf-Organizing Map