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M01.2 CONNECT THE MECHANISM

Neurons, learning rules, and the Dartmouth proposal

Two scientists build logic from imaginary neurons, a codebreaker invents a guessing game for machines, and four researchers ask for one summer to crack intelligence. What did each really show?

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Lesson overview

Two scientists build logic from imaginary neurons, a codebreaker invents a guessing game for machines, and four researchers ask for one summer to crack intelligence. What did each really show?

What you’ll explore

  • Separate the claims made by an early neural abstraction, Turing’s behavioral discussion, and the Dartmouth proposal.
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Original explanations, connected to the research.

McCulloch and Pitts — a logical calculus (1943)Turing — Computing Machinery and Intelligence (1950)Dartmouth research proposal — August 31, 1955Samuel — Some Studies in Machine Learning Using the Game of Checkers (1959)
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