What is a Neural Network Like?

A guide to understanding the tangled mess of artificial intelligence.

A neural network is like a plate of spaghetti. It's a complex, messy system that somehow manages to get the job done.

Just as a plate of spaghetti is a tangled mess of noodles, a neural network is a tangled mess of interconnected nodes and edges.

But just as a good chef knows just the right amount of sauce to drizzle, an artificial intelligence knows just the right amount of training to make the network sing.

Or, you know, just make it up as you go along and hope the network doesn't end up with a stomachache.

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