Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) are designed to process sequential data by utilizing memory to store information from previous steps, making them suitable for tasks requiring context, such as speech, text, and time-series analysis. Bidirectional Recurrent Neural Networks (BRNNs) extend this capability by processing data in both forward and backward directions, enabling a more comprehensive understanding of past and future contexts.
BRNNs excel in natural language processing tasks like sentiment analysis, named entity recognition, and machine translation. Despite advantages such as enhanced accuracy and handling sequential dependencies, BRNNs face challenges like computational complexity and overfitting. Implementing BRNNs in Python using libraries like Keras allows for practical applications, as demonstrated with the IMDb dataset for sentiment classification.
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