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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Unlike earlier models limited to upper-body tasks, Helix 02 uses a single neural network to control walking, manipulation, and balance together, directly from raw sensor data.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
The team at the European Space Agency developed a neural network called AnomalyMatch, which analyzes patterns in images and detects unusual objects, according to NASA.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Locating the personality of AI chatbots within their neural networks.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Seventeen-year-old Sachchit Balamurugan watched his grandfather die from a rare and aggressive cancer, then spent months developing AI models that combine MRI imaging, transcriptomic data, and convolutional neural networks to detect the disease with over 90 percent accuracy.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
The team at the European Space Agency developed a neural network called AnomalyMatch, which analyzes patterns in images and detects unusual objects, according to NASA.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Locating the personality of AI chatbots within their neural networks.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Seventeen-year-old Sachchit Balamurugan watched his grandfather die from a rare and aggressive cancer, then spent months developing AI models that combine MRI imaging, transcriptomic data, and convolutional neural networks to detect the disease with over 90 percent accuracy.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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