Name: Building an Neural Network From Scratch - Understanding the Gears Behind AI
Start: 2025-11-18T17:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-18T19:30:00-06:00
Location: We Write Code

Modern AI can seem mysterious, but at its core, it’s built on simple mathematical principles repeated at scale. In this talk, we’ll build a small neural network from scratch — no TensorFlow, no PyTorch — just TypeScript and pixels. Along the way, we’ll unpack how weights, activation functions, and back-propagation work together to form the foundation of systems capable of recognizing faces and powering today’s AI models.

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Michael Clancy is a full-stack developer and Senior Engineer at [Lean Techniques](https://leantechniques.com/). This presentation is based on the following LinkedIn blog post - [Building a Neural Network From Scratch](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/building-neural-network-from-scratch-detect-faces-michael-clancy-34iqc/?trackingId=WLV8GI6zvNmn315K4eOQDQ%3D%3D)

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