{"product_id":"perceptrons-reissue-of-the-1988-expanded-edition-with-a-new-foreword-by-lzson-bottou-an-introduction-to-computational-geometry-9780262534772","title":"Perceptrons, Reissue of the 1988 Expanded Edition with a new foreword by Léon Bottou: An Introduction to Computational Geometry","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first systematic study of parallelism in computation by two pioneers in the field.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eReissue of the 1988 Expanded Edition with a new foreword by L on Bottou\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1969, ten years after the discovery of the perceptron--which showed that a machine could be taught to perform certain tasks using examples--Marvin Minsky and Seymour Papert published \u003ci\u003ePerceptrons, \u003c\/i\u003e their analysis of the computational capabilities of perceptrons for specific tasks. As L on Bottou writes in his foreword to this edition, \"Their rigorous work and brilliant technique does not make the perceptron look very good.\" Perhaps as a result, research turned away from the perceptron. Then the pendulum swung back, and machine learning became the fastest-growing field in computer science. Minsky and Papert's insistence on its theoretical foundations is newly relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerceptrons\u003c\/i\u003e--the first systematic study of parallelism in computation--marked a historic turn in artificial intelligence, returning to the idea that intelligence might emerge from the activity of networks of neuron-like entities. Minsky and Papert provided mathematical analysis that showed the limitations of a class of computing machines that could be considered as models of the brain. Minsky and Papert added a new chapter in 1987 in which they discuss the state of parallel computers, and note a central theoretical challenge: reaching a deeper understanding of how \"objects\" or \"agents\" with individuality can emerge in a network. Progress in this area would link connectionism with what the authors have called \"society theories of mind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarvin Minsky (1927-2016) was Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and Donner Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. He was a cofounder of the MIT Media Lab and a consultant for the One Laptop Per Child project. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe late Seymour A. Papert was a Professor in MIT's AI Lab (1960-1980s) and MIT's Media Lab (1985-2000) and the author of \u003ci\u003eMindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLéon Bottou is a Research Scientist at NEC Labs America.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491647754514,"sku":"9780262534772","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_50c86634-0dd4-4f92-95f1-516fd161f903.jpg?v=1730545947","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/perceptrons-reissue-of-the-1988-expanded-edition-with-a-new-foreword-by-lzson-bottou-an-introduction-to-computational-geometry-9780262534772","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}