The idea of a “breakthrough” denotes a sudden leap forwards. There have been some of those.
One might cite back propagation, for example—but big breakthroughs seem rare, and most progress seems attributable to other factors—much as Robin Hanson claims happens in general: “in large systems most innovation value comes from many small innovations”.
The idea of a “breakthrough” denotes a sudden leap forwards. There have been some of those.
One might cite back propagation, for example—but big breakthroughs seem rare, and most progress seems attributable to other factors—much as Robin Hanson claims happens in general: “in large systems most innovation value comes from many small innovations”.