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Borrowed from neurons, sold to machines, now describing software that fakes thought convincingly.
means Relating to nerves or the nervous system — and, by extension, to computing systems modeled loosely on how brain cells connect.
from From Greek 'neuron,' meaning 'nerve' (and originally 'sinew' or 'cord'), via the Latinized 'neuralis.' The Greeks used the same word for both nerves and tendons, since both looked like stringy fibers running through the body. The word stayed safely medical until the mid-20th century, when computer scientists borrowed it for 'neural networks' — software that imitates webs of brain cells.
- latin root
- From neuron, Greek for nerve or sinew
- fake neurons
- Neural nets use math, not actual brain cells
- old idea
- Artificial neurons date back to 1943
- plasticity
- Real neural connections rewire themselves throughout your life