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Built one of the first neural network machines in 1951, co-founded the MIT AI Laboratory, and wrote Perceptrons — whose critique helped trigger the first AI winter.
Known for
Society of MindPerceptronsTuring Award 1969
1 CareerEvery role we can document, most recent first
- 1958–201658 yrsMITProfessor; co-founded MIT AI Lab
3 Books & papersPublished work, oldest first
- 1969Perceptrons
- 1986The Society of Mind
- 2006The Emotion Machine
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