Sam Altman: empiricism drives progress, rationalism just sounds smart
mimi10v3 · x · 2026-10-14
Sam Altman posted a one-liner: "empiricism is the key to progress, rationalism is the key to sounding smart" — a pointed jab favoring empirical iteration over armchair theorizing in AI.
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