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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Non-linear conversational branching is just one more feature to remind you that an AI chatbot's simulated perspective is mutable, changeable, and highly guided by your own inputs in addition to the training data that forged its underlying neural network.
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Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The system combines reinforcement learning and graph neural networks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
This is typically done using techniques like quantization, which involves using fewer bits to represent a model’s weights, or pruning out connections in the neural network that aren’t contributing much to performance.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
The 1950s saw the scientific community dismiss neural networks as theoretical curiosities.
—Sadhasivam Mohanadas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The system combines reinforcement learning and graph neural networks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
This is typically done using techniques like quantization, which involves using fewer bits to represent a model’s weights, or pruning out connections in the neural network that aren’t contributing much to performance.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
The 1950s saw the scientific community dismiss neural networks as theoretical curiosities.
—Sadhasivam Mohanadas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neural network
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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