Neural network
Level 2
A model structure made of many simple layers, loosely inspired by the brain.
Term 6 of 8 in Basic AI
In plain language
A neural network passes information through layer after layer of simple calculations. Each layer picks out slightly more abstract patterns than the one before. Almost all modern AI uses this shape.
Think of it like this
Like a relay team where each runner slightly refines the message before passing it on.
Why it matters
Neural networks are why modern AI is powerful and hard to explain. Nobody can point to the exact reason for a single answer.
Next terms in Basic AI
- Artificial intelligenceSoftware that performs tasks we normally think of as requiring human judgement.
- Machine learningA way of building software that learns patterns from examples instead of being given rules.
- ModelThe trained file that holds everything an AI system learned.
- TrainingThe process of showing a model huge amounts of data so it can learn patterns.