AI engineering glossary · Computer vision
What is average pooling?
Average pooling: A pooling method that outputs the mean of the values in each window. It smooths features rather than picking the strongest, and is often applied to the whole map at the end of a network to summarise it.
Average pooling: an example
For the 2 x 2 block [[1, 3], [2, 9]], average pooling outputs (1 + 3 + 2 + 9) / 4 = 3.75.
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Where you learn it
Average pooling is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.