Stanford's New "Deep Learning Alchemy" Course Sparks Debate

Tatsu Hashimoto launched Stanford's CS312 "Deep Learning Alchemy," featuring prediction-based quizzes and exams worth 85% of the grade. RL veteran Csaba Szepesvári publicly questioned whether academia should teach deep learning in such an "alchemy" style.

2026-10-14 ~ 2026-10-14 · 3 related posts

• Stanford's new Deep Learning Alchemy class: 7 exams worth 85% of the grade — tatsu_hashimoto · 2026-10-14
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• RL pioneer Szepesvári challenges Hashimoto's 'Deep Learning Alchemy' course: are we teaching half-truths? — CsabaSzepesvari · 2026-10-14