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 machine learning model can be used to accurately predict corruption patterns, for example, by using political and economic factors and leveraging a neural network approach to develop an early warning system.
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Ernest Toh, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Today's most powerful AI models use neural networks with hundreds of billions of parameters, with decision-making processes largely opaque even to their creators.
—Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Google began to work with neural machine translation, which essentially meant creating a neural network that wouldn’t just translate words or phrases, but entire passages.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
To build a language model, researchers first choose a specific type of neural network, then randomly assign weights to the connections.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ernest Toh, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Today's most powerful AI models use neural networks with hundreds of billions of parameters, with decision-making processes largely opaque even to their creators.
—Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Google began to work with neural machine translation, which essentially meant creating a neural network that wouldn’t just translate words or phrases, but entire passages.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
To build a language model, researchers first choose a specific type of neural network, then randomly assign weights to the connections.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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