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Comment by xhevahir

5 days ago

And a neural network is really just a composed, non-linear parameterized function that maps input vectors to output vectors. Sometimes metaphors or analogies do contribute something valuable.

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throawayonthe  5 days ago

isn't that an example of an analogy being more misleading than useful

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