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What is a neural network? A computer scientist explains

  • Written by Tam Nguyen, Assistant Professor, University of Dayton
imageNeural networks try to simulate the brain by processing data through layers of artificial neurons.MF3d / E+ via Getty Images

Editor’s note: One of the central technologies of artificial intelligence is neural networks. In this interview, Tam Nguyen, a professor of computer science at the University of Dayton, explains how neural networks,...

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