That’s an interesting term in this context. The technique is so clever and the gains so big that it does feel a “cheat”. But as long as it replicates the behavi

That’s an interesting term in this context. The technique is so clever and the gains so big that it does feel a “cheat”. But as long as it replicates the behavior and effects and constraints of the previous algorithm, is it really a “cheat” even in the loosest sense of the word? It feels far more apt to view prior work as “tryhard”