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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Wave Two: Unified AI Training Previously, neural networks and AI needed to be trained on a workstation or server located within a manufacturing site.
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Donato Montanari, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
This hybrid approach combines the pattern recognition capabilities of neural networks with the logical reasoning of symbolic AI.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
In 2016, Kumar developed and patented a method using autoencoder neural networks to analyze medication administration records, aiming to identify potential drug diversion cases by floor nurses.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Hopfield and Hinton each drew on concepts in physics to invent artificial neural networks that sparked and influenced the development of AI.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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Donato Montanari, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
This hybrid approach combines the pattern recognition capabilities of neural networks with the logical reasoning of symbolic AI.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
In 2016, Kumar developed and patented a method using autoencoder neural networks to analyze medication administration records, aiming to identify potential drug diversion cases by floor nurses.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Hopfield and Hinton each drew on concepts in physics to invent artificial neural networks that sparked and influenced the development of AI.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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