Yoav Golad questions the trending 'cognitive core' idea
yoavgo · x · 2026-08-19
Yoav Golad critiques the resurfacing 'cognitive core' concept, noting that LLMs succeeded due to training on massive data. He argues that previous attempts with transformers on medium-sized data were underwhelming.
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