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I built ONA — a self-learning neural network entirely in pure Python + NumPy. No PyTorch, no TensorFlow, no GPU, no cloud API.

Key innovations:

- Per-neuron attention: every neuron has its own Q/K/V/O weights

- Forward-pass learning: no separate backward pass, learning happens during forward

- Self-discovered subword tokenizer: vocabulary grows during training

- Sparse routing: only 3-5 neurons activate per query

4.4M parameters. Runs on Raspberry Pi Zero. Continuously learns from Wikipedia and conversations.

Full story: https://medium.com/@kasishgadadhasu13/im-15-i-built-a-self-learning-neural-network-from-scratch-no-frameworks-no-gpu-e460f06c6599

I'm 15 years old, class 10 student. Happy to answer questions.

I built ONA — a self-learning neural network entirely in pure Python + NumPy. No PyTorch, no TensorFlow, no GPU, no cloud API.

Key innovations:

- Per-neuron attention: every neuron has its own Q/K/V/O weights

- Forward-pass learning: no separate backward pass, learning happens during forward

- Self-discovered subword tokenizer: vocabulary grows during training

- Sparse routing: only 3-5 neurons activate per query

4.4M parameters. Runs on Raspberry Pi Zero. Continuously learns from Wikipedia and conversations.

Full story: https://medium.com/@kasishgadadhasu13/im-15-i-built-a-self-learning-neural-network-from-scratch-no-frameworks-no-gpu-e460f06c6599

I'm 15 years old, class 10 student. Happy to answer questions.

I built ONA — a self-learning neural network entirely in pure Python + NumPy. No PyTorch, no TensorFlow, no GPU, no cloud API.

Key innovations:

- Per-neuron attention: every neuron has its own Q/K/V/O weights

- Forward-pass learning: no separate backward pass, learning happens during forward

- Self-discovered subword tokenizer: vocabulary grows during training

- Sparse routing: only 3-5 neurons activate per query

4.4M parameters. Runs on Raspberry Pi Zero. Continuously learns from Wikipedia and conversations.

Full story: https://medium.com/@kasishgadadhasu13/im-15-i-built-a-self-learning-neural-network-from-scratch-no-frameworks-no-gpu-e460f06c6599

I'm 15 years old, class 10 student. Happy to answer questions.