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Neural network

n. Foundations 2012

A system of simple connected units, loosely inspired by neurons, arranged in layers. Each connection has a weight that gets adjusted during training. Every modern AI model, LLMs included, is a neural network.

“The 'parameters' in a neural network are just the strengths of its connections.”

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In the history of AI

Part of the Extended list

Neural network is on the Extended list: builder jargon, industry terms, and newer slang for when you want to go further. It entered common use around 2012.