Exercise 3: Feature Extraction and Fine-Tuning
In this exercise, you'll use feature extraction and fine-tuning to leverage Google's Inception v3 model to achieve even better accuracy for the cat-vs.-dog classifier from Exercises 1 and 2:
ML Practicum: Image Classification
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