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NIPS 2017 Test of Time Award "Machine learning has become alchemy.” | Ali Rahimi, Google
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Ali Rahimi accepts the NIPS 2017 Test of Time Award and argues that machine learning has become alchemy, with practice running ahead of understanding.
Cited when HN discusses the lack of rigor and theory in deep learning, often with a pointer to the key moment of the talk.
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