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Which 1969 book by Minsky and Papert sharply criticized perceptron research?

"Perceptrons."

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Why: Marvin Minsky and Seymour Papert's 1969 book attacked the limits of Rosenblatt's perceptrons so hard that interest in neural network research faded for years.

Huh, didn't know that: Minsky received the A.M. Turing Award the following year, in 1970.

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Minsky and Papert wrote a whole book about perceptrons. The perceptrons did not get to write a reply.
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Answer: Perceptrons. Marvin Minsky and Seymour Papert's 1969 book attacked the limits of Rosenblatt's perceptrons so hard that interest in neural network research faded for years.

  1. Cornell Chronicle: Professor's perceptron paved the way for AI, 60 years too soon news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/09/professors-perceptron-paved-way-ai-60-years-too-soon
    In 1969, Minsky and Seymour Papert published "Perceptrons,"
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