> What sort of things have been achieved with machine-learning over algorithms, though? See also this paper for a comparison of programming by example using gr

> What sort of things have been achieved with machine-learning over algorithms, though? See also this paper for a comparison of programming by example using gradient descent versus more standard alternatives: https://arxiv.org/abs/1608.04428 https://arxiv.org/abs/1608.04428 The main takeaway is that gradient descent is not a silver bullet for searching over program space.