Prehistory — From Neural Networks to the TransformerMarvin Minsky, Seymour Papert
Minsky and Papert publish Perceptrons
Published Perceptrons — proved that a single-layer perceptron cannot solve linearly inseparable problems such as XOR
Why it matters
Pinned down the limits mathematically, triggering a slump in neural network research that lasted 10 years or more
Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”
Officialmitpress.mit.eduhttps://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262630221/perceptrons/Added in Week 35, 2026 · See that week