Frontier ML hasn't killed classic graphics — it configures decades of human work
keenanisalive · x · 2026-09-05
In a thread, keenanisalive argues the marketing around frontier ML is wrong: it hasn't obliterated classic computer graphics but gotten good at configuring software and algorithms humans developed over decades. The real differences: model distributions are learned from data rather than hand-defined, and ML models are far more general, incorporating cross-domain knowledge instead of being tailored to one domain.
Related event: Keenan Crane: modern ML stands on classic graphics' shoulders(2 posts)→
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