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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Combining machine learning, deep neural networks and computer vision algorithms, Art Recognition’s approach can, in theory, be adapted to any painter with a big enough back catalog.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
World models, neural networks trained to understand and predict physical reality, promise to change that equation.
—Nicole Fraenkel, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Researchers have built new photonic computing chips that allow neural networks to learn using light instead of electronics.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Software then reconstructed 200-plus terabytes of data generated into 3D volumes, with neural networks helping to automate the identification and analysis of anatomical structures.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
World models, neural networks trained to understand and predict physical reality, promise to change that equation.
—Nicole Fraenkel, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Researchers have built new photonic computing chips that allow neural networks to learn using light instead of electronics.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Software then reconstructed 200-plus terabytes of data generated into 3D volumes, with neural networks helping to automate the identification and analysis of anatomical structures.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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