Local minima rare in high dimensions, stuck states imply narrow options
round · x · 2026-08-21
The post argues that local minima are extremely rare in high-dimensional spaces. Consequently, feeling stuck is rarely due to being trapped in a local optimum, but rather because one isn't considering a wide enough set of orthogonal options.
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