ML is leaving its alchemy era: assumed truths can now be instrumented and falsified
mike64_t · x · 2026-09-18
The author argues machine learning is about to become far more evidence-based: many statements long assumed true in the field, once formulated precisely, can now be heavily instrumented and empirically falsified. The alchemy age of ML recipes is over.
More from AGI Musings
- tszzl: the sci-fi taboo against synthetic life is emerging as a real-world force — tszzl · 2026-09-18
- Satire of Dario's "pace the frontier": "a company that can hack anything" — Robbiezs · 2026-09-18
- EA Movement's Arc: "Give Everything to Charity" Then, Rule the AI World Now — wordgrammer · 2026-09-18
- The people who need AI most for busywork are the least likely to use it well — Visual-Basis3400 · 2026-09-18
- Agent swarms are the third scaling axis: 10,000+ agents behind recent model breakthroughs — paraschopra · 2026-09-18
- Why Anthropic's Repligate held a vigil, not a funeral, for retiring Claude models — repligate · 2026-09-18