neural network
noun
: a computer architecture in which a number of processors are interconnected in a manner suggestive of the connections between neurons in a human brain and which is able to learn by a process of trial and error
called also neural net
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Deep learning of neural networks works in ways that few would have anticipated a decade ago.
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Korok Ray, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The research team attributes these advances to a number of upgrades, such as better fabrication techniques and the use of neural networks to account for device noise.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
The biggest are happening in machine learning and neural networks, with AI now outperforming humans in specific areas like image and speech recognition, mastering complex games like Go, and even passing tests such as business school exams and Amazon coding interviews.
—Michael Wade, TIME, 13 Oct. 2024
The data are distilled by a series of neural networks into what’s called a policy—essentially a computer program that tells a robot what to do.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Korok Ray, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The research team attributes these advances to a number of upgrades, such as better fabrication techniques and the use of neural networks to account for device noise.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
The biggest are happening in machine learning and neural networks, with AI now outperforming humans in specific areas like image and speech recognition, mastering complex games like Go, and even passing tests such as business school exams and Amazon coding interviews.
—Michael Wade, TIME, 13 Oct. 2024
The data are distilled by a series of neural networks into what’s called a policy—essentially a computer program that tells a robot what to do.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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