diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1325839..1a24b19 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Like this project? Please considering [sponsoring me](https://github.com/sponsor * [The Two Pizza Rule](#the-two-pizza-rule) * [Wadler's Law](#wadlers-law) * [Wheaton's Law](#wheatons-law) + * [The Bitter Lesson](#the-bitter-lesson) * [Principles](#principles) * [All Models Are Wrong (George Box's Law)](#all-models-are-wrong-george-boxs-law) * [Chesterton's Fence](#chestertons-fence) @@ -714,6 +715,17 @@ See also: Coined by Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Big Bang Theory), this simple, concise, and powerful law aims for an increase in harmony and respect within a professional organization. It can be applied when speaking with coworkers, performing code reviews, countering other points of view, critiquing, and in general, most professional interactions humans have with each other. +### The Bitter Lesson + +[PDF](https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~eunsol/courses/data/bitter_lesson.pdf) +[HTML](http://www.incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/BitterLesson.html) + +> The biggest lesson that can be read from 70 years of AI research is that general methods that leverage computation are ultimately the most effective, and by a large margin. +> +> Rich Sutton (2019) + +Scale, in terms of both data and computational power, has driven the most significant advancements in AI research, rather than the intricacies of the research methods themselves. + ## Principles Principles are generally more likely to be guidelines relating to design.