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Mechanize Inc. CTO Ege Erdil argues an AI lab bet on reinforcement learning generalization over foundational research

Teortaxes says the approach prioritized benchmark gains over theory

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Ege Erdil@EgeErdil2#1800inTech

@teortaxesTex @FeltSteam it's possible they were betting on massive generalization from RL i suppose

@EgeErdil2 @FeltSteam they should have gone back to basic research maybe they thought they have more time given their RL first mover advantage

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@EgeErdil2 @FeltSteam Seems that way, if they had a coherent theory and not just "this looks good and puts us on top"

Ege Erdil@EgeErdil2

@teortaxesTex @FeltSteam it's possible they were betting on massive generalization from RL i suppose

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