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Am I imagining things or is there a trend here? Seems like we get more and more generalist approaches which are less specific and combine a lot of what used to
by Lichtso 3y ago
Am I imagining things or is there a trend here?
Seems like we get more and more generalist approaches which are less specific and combine a lot of what used to be individual steps and techniques. In doing so they don't only become conceptually simpler but surprisingly more accurate as well. Possibly because a unified approach is more integrated and thus better at filling the gaps in one sub-problem with information form other sub-problems.
- bonoboTP 3y agoThat's the trend since 2012 basically, when deep learning took over from hand-tuned feature extraction for image classification. The fiddly, brittle and multi-step nature of 3D vision endured longer but is going through the same transformation.
- xanderlewis 3y agoSomewhat related to The Bitter Lesson (though perhaps you’ve already read it): > One thing that should be learned from the bitter lesson is the great power of general purpose methods http://www.incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/BitterLesson.html http://www.incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/BitterLesson.html