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bohreffect t1_iz74sa2 wrote

Reply to comment by IDe- in [R] The Forward-Forward Algorithm: Some Preliminary Investigations [Geoffrey Hinton] by shitboots

But to imply backprop is getting old neglects all of the real world applications that haven't been pushed yet.

I understand there are problems where differentiability is an intractable assumption but saying "oh old thing how gauche" isn't particularly constructive.

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IDe- t1_iz77rsw wrote

Ah, I didn't intend to say that it's old or useless, just that I think it receives disproportionate research focus/effort.

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