A Perceptron

A perceptron is a type of artificial neuron and the simplest form of a neural network, invented by Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts in 1943. It consists of a single layer of artificial neurons, each connected to the input, output, and another neuron through weights, which are adjusted during training to classify inputs into one of two classes.

A Perceptron

Areas of application

  • Neural Network Modeling
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Computer Vision
  • Speech Recognition
  • Text Classification
  • Image Processing
  • Natural Language Processing

Example

For example, a perceptron can be used to classify images as either cats or dogs based on their features, such as color, shape, and size.