AlexNet is closer in time to Napster's launch than to today
joeddav · x · 2026-11-11
Quoting the viral observation that The Simpsons' first episode is closer to the JFK assassination than to today, joeddav notes the analogous shocker: AlexNet (2012) is closer in time to Napster's launch (1999) than to today — the deep learning revolution is no longer young on the historical timescale.
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