How neural networks work - A simple introduction

Last updated: June 17, 2020. Which is better--computer or brain? Ask most people if they want a brain like a computer and they'd probably jump at the chance. But look at the kind of work scientists have been doing over the last couple of decades and you'll find many of them have been trying hard to make their computers more like brains! With the help of neural networks--computer programs assembled from hundreds, thousands, or millions of artificial brain cells that learn and behave in a remarkably similar way to human brains. What exactly are neural networks?