Optimal brain damage(yann.lecun.com)

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http://yann.lecun.com/exdb/publis/pdf/lecun-90b.pdf

4 comments

iens15 anni fa

Oh the memories :-) That article is from about 1990. At that time it was widely referenced in neural network research. I also used it as a reference in my masters thesis in 1993.

Edit: Changed year..

chris1115 anni fa

It happens in human brains too. Neuron pruning has positive effects on intelligence. http://develintel.blogspot.com/2006/03/overgrowth-pruning-an...

TeMPOraL15 anni fa

This, plus the common wisdom (I hear it repeated all the time) that alcohol kills neurons, leads to interesting conclusions :).

smosher15 anni fa

That's interesting. I wonder how easy (or necessary) it would be to apply this to a self-training (self-motivated) network.

signa1115 anni fa

only yann can do it !