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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And so then large language models are like one type of model that are neural networks predicting the next word.
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2025
This is due to neural networks that connect different parts of the brain.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
This consists of a large-scale internal structure, typically an extensive artificial neural network (ANN), see my detailed explanation at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
His big idea was to create a software library that would allow neural networks, intelligent computer systems modelled on the human brain, to train faster and more effectively.
—Stephen Witt, Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2025
This is due to neural networks that connect different parts of the brain.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
This consists of a large-scale internal structure, typically an extensive artificial neural network (ANN), see my detailed explanation at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
His big idea was to create a software library that would allow neural networks, intelligent computer systems modelled on the human brain, to train faster and more effectively.
—Stephen Witt, Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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