Perceptrons

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Perceptrons is a seminal 1969 book by Marvin Minsky and Seymour Papert that critically analyzes the capabilities and limitations of early neural network models, profoundly influencing the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning.


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instanceOf artificial intelligence book
book
non-fiction book
addresses computational geometry aspects of classification
network architectures for perceptrons
pattern classification problems
analyzes geometric interpretation of perceptrons
linear separability
pattern recognition with perceptrons
single-layer perceptrons
author Marvin Minsky
Seymour Papert
citationStyle often cited in discussions of AI history
contains formal theorems about perceptrons
proofs of limitations of perceptrons
countryOfPublication United States
criticizes overly optimistic claims about perceptrons
emphasizes mathematical rigor in AI research
field artificial intelligence
machine learning
neural networks
focusesOn capabilities of perceptrons
computational properties of neural networks
limitations of perceptrons
genre scientific monograph
hasCoauthor Marvin Minsky
Seymour Papert
historicalImpact motivated later work on backpropagation and multilayer networks
slowed funding and enthusiasm for neural network research in the 1970s
impactOnDebate shaped symbolic vs connectionist AI debates
influenced development of multilayer neural networks
perceptions of connectionist approaches in the 1970s
subsequent research in neural networks
knownFor contributing to the first AI winter narrative
demonstrating limitations of single-layer neural networks
influencing early research directions in AI
rigorous mathematical analysis of perceptrons
language English
mainSubject neural network theory
perceptron
partOf early literature on connectionism
publicationYear 1969
publisher MIT Press
targetAudience computer scientists
mathematicians interested in computation
researchers in artificial intelligence
timePeriodDescribed early neural network research of the 1950s and 1960s

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Marvin Minsky
Marvin Minsky
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