Prehistory — From Neural Networks to the TransformerYann LeCun, Léon Bottou, Yoshua Bengio, Patrick HaffnerYann LeCunYoshua Bengio
Gradient-based learning applied to document recognition
Gradient-based learning applied to document recognition — presented LeNet-5 and MNIST
Why it matters
Established a practical CNN architecture combining convolution, pooling and fully connected layers, and made MNIST the standard testbed
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Pressen.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeNetAdded in Week 35, 2026 · See that week