Trial, Error, and Adaptation Are the Core of Intelligence
fchollet · x · 2026-07-13
The author argues that the core process of intelligence is simply: trying, failing, updating one's mental model, and trying again.
They advocate for prioritizing models that can fail gracefully and adapt immediately, rather than those judged solely on one-off performances.
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