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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Now an asset manager, Mitev was an early adopter of AI in finance after discovering the capabilities of neural networks in 1997 while studying at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
The new work is part of a trend of using cryptography — a discipline traditionally far removed from the study of the deep neural networks that power modern AI — to better understand the guarantees and limits of AI models like ChatGPT.
—Peter Hall, Quanta Magazine, 10 Dec. 2025
By equipping a commercial prosthetic with pressure and proximity sensors and training an AI neural network on natural grasping movements, the team created a hand that grips more intuitively and securely.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
While the specifics of the various artificial neural networks that comprise V-JEPA are complex, the basic concept is simple.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Wired News, 7 Dec. 2025
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
The new work is part of a trend of using cryptography — a discipline traditionally far removed from the study of the deep neural networks that power modern AI — to better understand the guarantees and limits of AI models like ChatGPT.
—Peter Hall, Quanta Magazine, 10 Dec. 2025
By equipping a commercial prosthetic with pressure and proximity sensors and training an AI neural network on natural grasping movements, the team created a hand that grips more intuitively and securely.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
While the specifics of the various artificial neural networks that comprise V-JEPA are complex, the basic concept is simple.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Wired News, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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