Hamel Discusses Avoiding Overfitting in AI Skill Optimization

HamelHusain · x · 2026-09-02

Hamel Husain replied to a discussion about optimizing AI skills. The user noted a pattern where manually fixing a task and then asking the AI to update the skill definition often leads to overfitting on that specific fix. Hamel agreed, implying a need for more general optimization strategies rather than case-specific patches.

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