Comment by jaggederest
15 days ago
Here's a fun example of that kind of "I've updated my statements but not assessed any of my underlying lack of understanding" - it's a bad look on any kind of scientist.
15 days ago
Here's a fun example of that kind of "I've updated my statements but not assessed any of my underlying lack of understanding" - it's a bad look on any kind of scientist.
Who are you referring to?
Yann LeCun. I think this post is a more elegant summary of what I'm trying to illustrate with this kind of thing:
> he has admitted to individual mistakes, but not to the systemic issues which produced them, which makes for a safe bet that there will be more mistakes in the future.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43594771