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Autoencoders are a type of artificial neural network used to learn efficient codings of input data. They are composed of two main parts: an encoder and a decoder. The encoder compresses the input data into a lower-dimensional representation, known as the latent space or code, while the decoder attempts to reconstruct the original input from this compressed representation. The primary goal of an autoencoder is to minimize the difference between the input and its reconstruction, effectively learning a compact and efficient representation of the data.

Autoencoders can be used for various tasks, including dimensionality reduction, feature learning, and denoising. They are particularly useful in unsupervised learning scenarios where labeled data is scarce. Variants of autoencoders include denoising autoencoders, which are trained to reconstruct clean inputs from corrupted versions, and variational autoencoders (VAEs), which introduce probabilistic elements to the encoding process, allowing for the generation of new data samples.

The architecture of an autoencoder can vary, but it typically consists of multiple layers of neurons. The encoder and decoder can be symmetric or asymmetric, depending on the specific application and the nature of the input data. Autoencoders have been successfully applied in fields such as image processing, natural language processing, and anomaly detection.