Artificial neural network

A neural network (also called an ANN or an artificial neural network) is a sort of computer software, inspired by biological neurons.^[1] Biological brains are capable of solving difficult problems, but each neuron is only responsible for solving a very small part of the problem. A neural network is made up of cells that work together to produce a desired result, although each individual cell is only responsible for solving a small part of the problem. This is one method for creating artificially intelligent programs.

Neural networks are an example of machine learning, where a program can change as it learns to solve a problem. A neural network can be trained and improved with each example, but the larger the neural network, the more examples it needs to perform well—often needing millions or billions of examples in the case of deep learning.

1. ↑ "Artificial Neural Networks - Basics | Data Basecamp". 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-06-15.