Comment by jvanderbot

TFA admits that specialization can gain a temporary edge. But, says using that specialization is useless because the next gen will eclipse that edge using raw CPU.

Even if it is true that the next generational change in AI is based on computational improvements, how can it be true that it's hopeless to build products by specializing this generation of tech?

Moreover if I specialize gen 1, and gen 2 is similar enough, can't specialization maintain an edge?

There seems to be a timescale mismatch.