Applied Math Dominates AI, But Why Does Gradient Descent Actually Work?
fkasummer · x · 2026-07-23
An ML enthusiast remarks that the world is increasingly being taken over by applied math. In the ML field, the most intellectually joyful questions often lean towards fundamental, pure math problems, such as exploring "why should gradient descent even work?".
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