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Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit (CNTK), an open source deep-learning toolkit

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LICENSE file

Custom or mixed (see the LICENSE file) No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2015.

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About and history
Repository
microsoft/CNTK · created Nov 26, 2015
Website
docs.microsoft.com/cognitive-toolkit
Language
C++
Foundation
None; run by Microsoft
Company
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