@lateinteraction: taken separately and in complete isolation, the bitter lesson and no free lunch intuitions couldn't be more wrong and m…
Summary
The author argues that while the 'bitter lesson' and 'no free lunch' intuitions are misleading in isolation, they provide the correct perspective when combined.
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