Hayek and the Perceptron Controversy - F. A. Hayek's Forgotten Contribution to Neural Networks
2025-02-03
1. Hayek and the Perceptron Controversy: F. A. Hayek's Forgotten Contribution to Neural Networks * 1.1 In 1988, there occurred independent citations of F. A. Hayek from research in computer science. One from Cowan and Sharpe in their recapitulation of the current state of research on neural networks. The other from Miller and Drexler on their comparison of computational ecologies with markets....
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Hayek and the Machines
2025-03-17
Update 04-07-2025: This paper was recently presented as a History of Political Economy Lunch discussion. My initial response to feedback has been integrated into the current draft. Thank you to everyone who participated in the discussion. I am indebted to Bruce Caldwell for conversations and advice throughout the development of this project, without which this paper would not be possible. My...
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Hayek On Information: Seen as a Square Peg in a Round Hole?
2024-12-04
In 1952, Hayek published The Sensory Order: An Inquiry into the Foundations of Theoretical Psychology . The aim of his work was to describe processes by which the neurological system classifies sensory inputs. He asserts that the mechanism's he describes support human capacity for higher order classification and classificatory structures. Perhaps Hayek did not fully understand at the time of his...
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