The concept of neural networks—systems of computers that can think and understand like human beings—has been around for decades. But it has only been in the last couple of years that the practical application of actual neural networks has been achieved by computer scientists.
Language is the area where we are seeing the first jumps from theoretical computer science to actual human application of neural networks. Microsoft Research has been working on using neural networks for language translation for years.The concept of neural networks—systems of computers that can think and understand like human beings—has been around for decades. But it has only been in the last couple of years that the practical application of actual neural networks has been achieved by computer scientists.Language is the area where we are seeing the first jumps from theoretical computer science to actual human application of neural networks. Microsoft Research has been working on using neural networks for language translation for years. More.
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I'm starting to think I've read more nonsense about computers and language than anything else.
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Before writing marketing BS, the author missed the opportunity to check what a "neural network" is - easy to find:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_neural_network
IOW it's not a "network of computers" it's a mo... See more
Before writing marketing BS, the author missed the opportunity to check what a "neural network" is - easy to find:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_neural_network
IOW it's not a "network of computers" it's a model representing a "network of simulated neurons", and it can very well be implemented on a single computer - (they even pretend they can get a usable version on a smartphone!)
"But it has only been in the last couple of years that the practical application of actual neural networks has been achieved by computer scientists"
Really? and what is Optical Character Recognition and Voice Recognition"?
It is sure that "neural networks" will only keep improving, including when it comes to translating, but this article is just marketing BS, nothing to help understanding how neural networks work nor how or to which extent they could be useful. ▲ Collapse
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