[Ads-l] Quote Origin: (Multilayer Perceptrons) Our Intuitive Judgment That the Extension Is Sterile

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Two influential scientists considered multilayer perceptron networks
(i.e., digital neural networks) in 1969 and wrote: "Our intuitive
judgment that the extension Is sterile".

This was the greatest misjudgment in the history of modern technology.
This QI article is devoted to a specialized topic. The article is for
readers interested in the history of machine learning.

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2026/07/24/perceptron-sterile/

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