François Chollet: Evolution doesn't benchmaxx — it optimizes for generality and robustness
fchollet · x · 2026-11-02
François Chollet draws an evolutionary analogy: evolution never "benchmaxx". It optimizes for generality and robustness, because overspecialization makes a species fragile when the environment inevitably shifts — a thinly veiled critique of leaderboard-chasing overfitting in current AI development.
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