Hinton Teased AlexNet Breakthrough Months Before Release
iskander · x · 2026-07-20
An AI scholar recalled attending a long-term project organized by Hinton and others at UCLA. At the time, Hinton kept hinting that "something big is going to happen soon" but refused to reveal details. Two months later, AlexNet, which changed the course of deep learning history, was officially released.
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