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Like many others posting here I’ve followed John’s work frOm the mid 90’s so here is my take: * he has an exceptional quality of cutting through the bullshit a
by flipgimble 7y ago
Like many others posting here I’ve followed John’s work frOm the mid 90’s so here is my take:
* he has an exceptional quality of cutting through the bullshit and shipping practical software, which is arguably what the vague and uncertain field of AGI needs. If you listen to AGI conference talks in recent years they are focused on aspirational single-idea academic frameworks that haven’t produced results in decades.
* he is still connected to Facebook with billions in resources, and a world class ML team with Yann LeCun at the head.
* his personal brand has been strong enough to have world class developers flock to Oculus. When he is ready to expand his “Victorian Gentleman” alchemy lab with a team, I have no doubt it would be a field-changing think tank.
My hope is that he continues to be open and brutally honest with his progres and learnings as he’s been with game development and rocketry.