Output layer

As explained in Inside AI

An output layer is the neural-network layer that produces the model’s final prediction or output.

An output layer is the neural-network layer that collects predictions from hidden layers and computes the model’s final prediction. section 3.3

Three-layer backpropagation model

In a model with input, hidden, and output layers, the output layer receives the hidden layers’ predictions and produces the model prediction. Training compares this result with the correct label, then adjusts weights backward from the output layer. section 3.3

Figure 3.3 A backpropagation model with three layers

Use the three-layer diagram to locate the output layer and follow its position in the backpropagation structure. section 3.3

How Inside AI covers it

How deep it goes

Defines its position and prediction role, then explains backward weight adjustment without detailing output-unit internals.

Examples

Uses a three-layer backpropagation model whose predictions are compared with correct labels during training.

What you can do after

Evaluate a neural-network diagram by identifying where predictions are collected and how training updates propagate from that layer.

How it connects

Connects the output layer to input layers, hidden layers, neural networks, and backpropagation.

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