Beyond the Bitter Lesson: Is There an Optimistic Sweeter Lesson?
juansequeda · x · 2026-09-07
Juan Sequeda asks whether AI progress must follow Sutton's Bitter Lesson—where compute and scale beat hand-crafted methods—or whether a more optimistic "Sweeter Lesson" path exists. A public reflection on the dominant scaling narrative, with a link to further discussion.
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