Great Quotes Pt. 3: Reality
“There is no time to chop logic over whether our theories are correct."
Here is a quote to guide you through decision-making and the vast data & AI space from people way smarter than me:
“There is no time to chop logic over whether our theories are correct. […] That’s not saying anything goes - but we can’t forget that although theories are clean and simple, situations rarely are.” - Ryan Holiday in The Daily Stoic
When Javascript was invented at Netscape, the creators thought it was one of the worst ways of getting the job done.
Javascript sucked - in theory.
But, the team at Netscape also knew that it wasn’t about theorizing; our task was to deal with the real world.
Javascript worked and still works.
When it comes to asking ourselves whether a certain AI technology is better or whether we can form a better hypothesis, the answer is always this: Do whatever gets you a step forward in the real world.