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Essay by Richard Sutton, published in 2019, arguing that general methods leveraging computation outperform approaches built on handcrafted human knowledge in AI.
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Y Combinator Startup Podcast· 4 Aug
Richard Sutton published and formulated the bitter lesson in 2019: general methods that leverage massive compute and massive data always beat methods that rely on handcrafted engineered human knowledge.Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth· 19 Feb
Boris Cherny cites The Bitter Lesson: the more general model always outperforms the more specific one, so you should always bet on the more general model.