Novel computer program mimics brain's ability to recognize pattern

ovel computer program mimics brain's ability to recognize patterns in large collections of images and text OCTOBER 25, 1999 Contact Information MURRAY HILL, N.J. -- Drawing inspiration from the brain's neural circuitry, researchers at Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed the world's first computer algorithm that mimics a key aspect of intelligence: recognizing meaningful patterns in large collections of images, text or other data. The research, described in the current …

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