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sanderjd • yesterday at 3:12 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Is there anyone who has not been badly wrong? I've been reading these debates for years and I don't think I've seen anybody pick the right spot on the bearish to bullish spectrum. The only thing I've become more certain of in this time has been uncertainty.


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mitthrowaway2 • yesterday at 3:54 PM

I apply more of a penalty to people who are confidently wrong, and who don't, In retrospect, notice that they were wrong and analyze why they got it wrong . LeCun is very confident and doesn't seem to have done much introspection.

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thefourthchime • yesterday at 6:22 PM

In my selective memory, I've been right about everything.

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enraged_camel • yesterday at 6:31 PM

>> Is there anyone who has not been badly wrong?

Being wrong, even badly wrong, is fine, so long as one adjusts their beliefs accordingly. LeCun has not.

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