Manufacturing Bits: March 16 Tripping up neural networks For years, Russia has been an active area in R&D. In one example, Russia’s Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) has demonstrated how certain patterns can cause neural networks to make mistakes in recognizing images. Leveraging the theory behind this research, Skoltech can design defenses for pattern recognition systems that are vulnerable to attacks. A subset of AI, machine learning is a technology that make use of a neural network in a system. In this system, the neural network crunches data and identify patterns. It then matches certain patterns and learns which of those attributes are important.