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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This is, after all, exactly what neural network machine learning is designed to do—find the best fit for a dauntingly large number of knobs.
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In tests conducted at the Dutch drone research facility Unmanned Valley, the drone traveled more than 600 m before successfully returning home, using a neural network that required only 42 KB of memory, about the size of a WhatsApp sticker!
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The researchers used the information to train an artificial neural network — the same system that underpins large language models such as ChatGPT.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
In 2013, the revolution of deep neural networks was young.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
In tests conducted at the Dutch drone research facility Unmanned Valley, the drone traveled more than 600 m before successfully returning home, using a neural network that required only 42 KB of memory, about the size of a WhatsApp sticker!
—New Atlas, 8 June 2026
The researchers used the information to train an artificial neural network — the same system that underpins large language models such as ChatGPT.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
In 2013, the revolution of deep neural networks was young.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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