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Computers are already fast and efficient at multiplication - optimized long ago. Transformers are fast and efficient at working with sequences of tokens. Tools are not universal. A hammer is not a good violin bow. A MRI machine is not a good relational database. This extends to the natural world too. A zebra is not a good dairy animal. And a human poet may or may not be a good surgeon. It’s good to explore what things can do beyond their intrinsic nature - but expect to encounter limits eventually.




Well. I don't like your limits... I'm looking forward to my zebra farm utopia. :D



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