ResNet Evolution. ResNet vs. VGG: Why Residual Networks Became the Backbone of Modern AI. ResNet.

Back in 2014, the AI world hit a wall. We knew that 'deeper was better' for neural networks, but as we added more layers, something strange happened: the models didn't just stop getting better—they actually got worse. It was the era of the 'vanishing gradient,' where the very signals the brain of the AI needed to learn were disappearing into a black hole of math. Then came a breakthrough that changed everything. Today, we’re tracing the lineage of a titan: The Evolution of ResNets: Understanding Residual Neural Networks. In this episode, we’re going deep—literally. We’ll explore how a simple…