title: Comments on "The extreme learning machine".
abstract: This comment letter points out that the essence of the "extreme learning machine (ELM)" recently appeared has been proposed earlier by Broomhead and Lowe and Pao , and discussed by other authors. Hence, it is not necessary to introduce a new name "ELM."
authors.forename: Lipo P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chunru R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*