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“Memo” Functions and Machine Learning

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It would be useful if computers could learn from experience and thus automatically improve the efficiency of their own programs during execution. A simple but effective rote-learning facility can be provided within the framework of a suitable programming language.

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MICHIE, D. “Memo” Functions and Machine Learning. Nature 218, 19–22 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218019a0

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