The Neural Network Renaissance

• Research abandoned by AI field in 1980s

• Revival began around 2000 with language modeling

• Deep learning breakthrough in image classification (2012)

• Transformers become dominant for natural language processing

As noted in [Wikipedia's Machine Learning article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learning), neural networks research had been abandoned by AI and computer science, only to resurge as the foundation of modern AI.