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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The anecdote highlighted the awesome stakes involved as companies race to build ever-smarter neural networks.
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Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
In 2014 researchers at the University of Montreal did this with a generative adversarial network, or GAN, which puts two neural networks in conversation.
—Brooke Borel, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018
Deep neural networks currently match or beat human performance on many tests, such as identifying skin cancer and playing complex games, However, they are plagued by a host of problems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
This form of machine learning is based on neural networks, essentially connected nodes that are layered in a manner inspired by biological brains.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 June 2024
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Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
In 2014 researchers at the University of Montreal did this with a generative adversarial network, or GAN, which puts two neural networks in conversation.
—Brooke Borel, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018
Deep neural networks currently match or beat human performance on many tests, such as identifying skin cancer and playing complex games, However, they are plagued by a host of problems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
This form of machine learning is based on neural networks, essentially connected nodes that are layered in a manner inspired by biological brains.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 June 2024
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 9 Jul. 2024.
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