Connectionist AI research dominated by practitioners from 1950s-1990s

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The history of connectionist AI research spans from the late 1950s, following the invention of neural networks, until the late 1990s, preceding the rise of deep learning. During this period, the field of connectionism was primarily advanced by practitioners. AI

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From the late 1950s (after the invention of NN) to the late 1990s (prior to the emergence of DL), connectionist # AI had been firmly in the hands of practitione

From the late 1950s (after the invention of NN) to the late 1990s (prior to the emergence of DL), connectionist # AI had been firmly in the hands of practitioners who were knowledgeable in both theory and knowledge of several fields, including EE, CS, physics, maths, neuroscience…

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From the late 1950s (after the invention of NN) to the late 1990s (prior to the emergence of DL), connectionist # AI had been firmly in the hands of practitione

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