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Michael Abrash in his Graphics Programming Black Book described something similar with regard to optimization. People become stuck at some point, when they conf
by ordu 3y ago
Michael Abrash in his Graphics Programming Black Book described something similar with regard to optimization. People become stuck at some point, when they confuse "it is good enough" with "it is the best possible result". But if some event made them seriously doubt that it is the best possible result they could do wonders, like going from "this is the fastest code possible" to making it 10x faster.
Just knowing that you could do better is a big deal, but if you have an AI showing you how to do better, then further perfection will become inevitable.
- sandspar 3y agoHappens in sports. Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile in 1954. Before this it was thought to be impossible. Within 3 years, 16 other runners also broke the 4-minute barrier. Their equipment was the same as before; it was a mental thing. Arnold Schwarzenegger tells about a similar thing in weightlifting. Pat Casey broke the 500 lbs bench press record in 1956. Bench press records have since doubled, now exceeding 1,000 lbs in some categories.
- stvltvs 3y agoTo compare apples to apples, the raw world record (unaided by special equipment) is only 782 lbs, not over 1000. Your point is still a good one, just unnecessarily overstated because benching 782 lbs is damn impressive!