Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements

Closed weights University of Tokyo November 1972

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The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.

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Origin

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Organisation
University of Tokyo
Organisation type
Academia
Country
Japan
Published
30 November 1972
Authors
Shun-ichi Amari

What it does

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Domain
Other
Task
Sequence memorization

Size

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Training data
tokens

Availability

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Weights
Closed — provider access only
Model access
Unreleased
Training code
Unreleased

How it is classified

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Record confidence
Unknown

Sources

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Reference
Learning Patterns and Pattern Sequences by Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements
Last updated
28 November 2025

What the numbers mean

Where it came from

Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements was published by University of Tokyo, in Japan, in November 1972. The organisation is categorised as academia.

It works in Other, and is recorded as doing sequence memorization.

Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.

Answers

Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements — common questions

01

What is Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements used for?

Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements works in Other, and is recorded as handling sequence memorization. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

02

What GPU do I need to run Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements?

None. Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.

03

Is Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements open source?

No. Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.

04

How many parameters does Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements have?

No parameter count has been published for Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.

05

Who created Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements?

Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements was published by University of Tokyo, based in Japan, categorised as academia.

06

When was Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements released?

Self-Organizing Nets of Threshold Elements was published in November 1972. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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