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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Anthropic has also beefed up its cybersecurity, so that Claude’s underlying neural network is protected against theft attempts by non-state actors.
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 22 May 2025
However, the rapid advancements in AI necessitated the development of specialized AI operating systems optimized for machine learning, deep learning and neural network computations.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Since existing neural networks already seemed capable of extracting patterns from data, the team chose not to focus on network design but instead to amass as much training data as possible.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Core topics include knowledge representation and reasoning, neural networks, semantic web, and machine learning.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 22 May 2025
However, the rapid advancements in AI necessitated the development of specialized AI operating systems optimized for machine learning, deep learning and neural network computations.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Since existing neural networks already seemed capable of extracting patterns from data, the team chose not to focus on network design but instead to amass as much training data as possible.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Core topics include knowledge representation and reasoning, neural networks, semantic web, and machine learning.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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