Hill Climbing Goes Up, Gradient Descent Goes Down: Is GOOD = UP a Valid Metaphor?
genmon · x · 2026-11-06
genmon jokes that hill climbing and gradient descent are both optimization algorithms yet move in opposite metaphorical directions — one says good is up, the other says good is down — asking AI researchers to make up their minds on whether "GOOD = UP" is a valid conceptual metaphor.
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