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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Never mind that the transformation happens deep inside a neural network, invisible to the human eye, and that the output can imitate the tone, syntax, and even structure of the input.
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Aron Solomon
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
The quality of training data fed into the neural network directly impacts the resulting AI model's capabilities.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
Even early neural networks, trained on massive datasets, defaulted to 32-bit to ensure greater stability.
—Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
For example, the researchers who received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in artificial neural networks — technologies that underlie tools like ChatGPT — received N.S.F. funding in the 1980s, long before their work had widespread applications.
—Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Aron Solomon
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
The quality of training data fed into the neural network directly impacts the resulting AI model's capabilities.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
Even early neural networks, trained on massive datasets, defaulted to 32-bit to ensure greater stability.
—Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
For example, the researchers who received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in artificial neural networks — technologies that underlie tools like ChatGPT — received N.S.F. funding in the 1980s, long before their work had widespread applications.
—Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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