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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That idea gave way to the transformer, the neural network architecture that underpins generative AI.
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 12 July 2024
McCulloch and Pitts’s work in neural networks kicked off the computational approach to neuroscience that led John von Neumann to create the logical design of modern computers.
—Benjamín Labatut, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Enlarge / An example showing which specific part of an LLM neural network helps prevent it from writing scam emails.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 22 May 2024
The training data was then used to develop a neural network that predicts wing motion based on muscle activity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2024
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 12 July 2024
McCulloch and Pitts’s work in neural networks kicked off the computational approach to neuroscience that led John von Neumann to create the logical design of modern computers.
—Benjamín Labatut, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Enlarge / An example showing which specific part of an LLM neural network helps prevent it from writing scam emails.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 22 May 2024
The training data was then used to develop a neural network that predicts wing motion based on muscle activity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2024
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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