Will the Bitter Lesson crush optimization research? Igor Carron thinks so
IgorCarron · x · 2026-10-21
X user @industriaalist predicts the Bitter Lesson will hit optimization research very hard and very soon, citing Dario Amodei's "nothing happens for a long time, then everything goes crazy" framing. Sparse computation researcher Igor Carron endorses the take.
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