How AI Lost Its Body

by @philippschmitt on August 20, 2022

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In original publications from the 1960s, the Perceptron is richly illustrated with beautiful hand-drawn illustrations in organic strokes, often reminiscent of cell-like structures. Yet, the perceptron’s retina is square, unlike any other organism with eyes.

J. Hay, B. Lynch & D. Smith

Mark I Perceptron Operators’ Manual. Buffalo, NY: Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, 1960

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National system of interstate and defense highways : as of June, 1958

Frank Rosenblatt

Principles of Neurodynamics: Perceptrons and the Theory of Brain Mechanisms. Buffalo, NY: Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory.

Frank Rosenblatt

The Perceptron: A Probabilistic Model for Information Storage and Organization in the Brain (1958)

Frank Rosenblatt

The Perceptron: A Probabilistic Model for Information Storage and Organization in the Brain (1958)

J. Hay, B. Lynch & D. Smith

Mark I Perceptron Operators' Manual (1960)

Frank Rosenblatt with the Mark I Perceptron (ca. 1960)

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