19. Neural Network Concepts

Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.—Orange Catholic Bible

One of the biggest philosophical questions we have is what makes us human. The holy grail of artificial intelligence is to create a computer system that mimics the human mind to the point that it is indistinguishable from the real thing. To begin to attempt this task, we need to understand how our brains learn and function and find a way to mimic this process in software. This is a large, immersive topic, but this chapter introduces how to approach this problem.

Overview of Neural Networks

What does it mean to think? Your brain is a sensory input device that is constantly processing how to react to the world around it. You hear a thud ...

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