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] Complexity Control by Gradient Descent in Deep Networks. Nature Communications 11, (2020).
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s41467-020-14663-9.pdf (431.68 KB) Is Research in Intelligence an Existential Risk?. (2014). Is Research in Intelligence an Existential Risk.pdf (571.42 KB)
Is Research in Intelligence an Existential Risk.pdf (571.42 KB) Compositional sparsity of learnable functions. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society 61, 438-456 (2024).
I-theory on depth vs width: hierarchical function composition. (2015). cbmm_memo_041.pdf (1.18 MB)
cbmm_memo_041.pdf (1.18 MB) On efficiently computable functions, deep networks and sparse compositionality. (2025). Deep_sparse_networks_approximate_efficiently_computable_functions.pdf (223.15 KB)
Deep_sparse_networks_approximate_efficiently_computable_functions.pdf (223.15 KB) Why and when can deep-but not shallow-networks avoid the curse of dimensionality: A review. International Journal of Automation and Computing 1-17 (2017). doi:10.1007/s11633-017-1054-2 art%3A10.1007%2Fs11633-017-1054-2.pdf (1.68 MB)
art%3A10.1007%2Fs11633-017-1054-2.pdf (1.68 MB) Associative Memory as the Core of Intelligence in Technology and Evolution. (2026). Review_On_Associative_Memories-14.pdf (245.78 KB)
Review_On_Associative_Memories-14.pdf (245.78 KB) From Associative Memories to Powerful Machines. (2021). v1.0 (1.01 MB) v1.3Section added August 6 on self attention (3.9 MB)
v1.0 (1.01 MB) v1.3Section added August 6 on self attention (3.9 MB) Turing++ Questions: A Test for the Science of (Human) Intelligence. AI Magazine 37 , 73-77 (2016). Turing_Plus_Questions.pdf (424.91 KB)
Turing_Plus_Questions.pdf (424.91 KB) Theory I: Why and When Can Deep Networks Avoid the Curse of Dimensionality?. (2016). CBMM-Memo-058v1.pdf (2.42 MB) CBMM-Memo-058v5.pdf (2.45 MB) CBMM-Memo-058-v6.pdf (2.74 MB) Proposition 4 has been deleted (2.75 MB)
CBMM-Memo-058v1.pdf (2.42 MB) CBMM-Memo-058v5.pdf (2.45 MB) CBMM-Memo-058-v6.pdf (2.74 MB) Proposition 4 has been deleted (2.75 MB) Computational role of eccentricity dependent cortical magnification. (2014). CBMM-Memo-017.pdf (1.04 MB)
CBMM-Memo-017.pdf (1.04 MB) Theory of Deep Learning III: explaining the non-overfitting puzzle. (2017). CBMM-Memo-073.pdf (2.65 MB) CBMM Memo 073 v2 (revised 1/15/2018) (2.81 MB) CBMM Memo 073 v3 (revised 1/30/2018) (2.72 MB) CBMM Memo 073 v4 (revised 12/30/2018) (575.72 KB)
CBMM-Memo-073.pdf (2.65 MB) CBMM Memo 073 v2 (revised 1/15/2018) (2.81 MB) CBMM Memo 073 v3 (revised 1/30/2018) (2.72 MB) CBMM Memo 073 v4 (revised 12/30/2018) (575.72 KB) What if.. (2015). What if.pdf (2.09 MB)
What if.pdf (2.09 MB) An Overview of Some Issues in the Theory of Deep Networks. IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15, 1560 - 1571 (2020).
The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography Volume 8 8, (Society for Neuroscience, 2014). Volume Introduction and Preface (232.8 KB) TomasoPoggio.pdf (1.43 MB)
Volume Introduction and Preface (232.8 KB) TomasoPoggio.pdf (1.43 MB) Theory II: Deep learning and optimization. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences 66, (2018). 03_775-788_00920_Bpast.No_.66-6_31.12.18_K2.pdf (5.43 MB)
03_775-788_00920_Bpast.No_.66-6_31.12.18_K2.pdf (5.43 MB) Theoretical Issues in Deep Networks. (2019). CBMM Memo 100 v1 (1.71 MB) CBMM Memo 100 v3 (8/25/2019) (1.31 MB) CBMM Memo 100 v4 (11/19/2019) (1008.23 KB)
CBMM Memo 100 v1 (1.71 MB) CBMM Memo 100 v3 (8/25/2019) (1.31 MB) CBMM Memo 100 v4 (11/19/2019) (1008.23 KB) Theoretical issues in deep networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 201907369 (2020). doi:10.1073/pnas.1907369117 PNASlast.pdf (915.3 KB)
PNASlast.pdf (915.3 KB) Notes on Hierarchical Splines, DCLNs and i-theory. (2015). CBMM Memo 037 (1.83 MB)
CBMM Memo 037 (1.83 MB) Deep Learning: mathematics and neuroscience. (2016). Deep Learning- mathematics and neuroscience.pdf (1.25 MB)
Deep Learning- mathematics and neuroscience.pdf (1.25 MB) Compositional Sparsity of Learnable Functions. (2024). This is an update of the AMS paper (230.72 KB)
This is an update of the AMS paper (230.72 KB) Visual Cortex and Deep Networks: Learning Invariant Representations. 136 (The MIT Press, 2016). at <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/visual-cortex-and-deep-networks>
Loss landscape: SGD has a better view. (2020). CBMM-Memo-107.pdf (1.03 MB) Typos and small edits, ver11 (955.08 KB) Small edits, corrected Hessian for spurious case (337.19 KB)
CBMM-Memo-107.pdf (1.03 MB) Typos and small edits, ver11 (955.08 KB) Small edits, corrected Hessian for spurious case (337.19 KB) Deep Leaning: Mathematics and Neuroscience. A Sponsored Supplement to Science Brain-Inspired intelligent robotics: The intersection of robotics and neuroscience, 9-12 (2016).