Rich Sutton
The Bitter Lesson
The biggest lesson from 70 years of AI research: general methods that leverage computation are ultimately the most effective.
Why we picked it
Extracts a hard-won pattern from seven decades of AI: general methods that exploit computation tend to outlast handcrafted expertise.
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