So true. I recently wrote about how Merlin achieved magical bird identification not through better algorithms, but better expertise in creating great datasets:

So true. I recently wrote about how Merlin achieved magical bird identification not through better algorithms, but better expertise in creating great datasets: https://digitalseams.com/blog/what-birdsong-and-backends-can-teach-us-about-magic https://digitalseams.com/blog/what-birdsong-and-backends-can... I think "harsh reality" is one way to look at it, but you can also take an optimistic perspective: you really can achieve great, magical experiences by putting in (what could be considered) unreasonable effort.