# Richard Sutton says AI needs new methods beyond raw compute

> Original title: The inventor of the bitter lesson has a bitter lesson for LLM scaling enthusiasts

- Source: The Decoder
- Published: 2026-11-08T11:44:41.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/c8ushfsbznzf6llpli3px074r
- Original: https://the-decoder.com/the-inventor-of-the-bitter-lesson-has-a-bitter-lesson-for-llm-scaling-enthusiasts/

## Summary

Turing Award winner Richard Sutton says raw compute is not enough for intelligence and that AI science is far from finished. The Decoder reports that his post drew wide discussion on X and places it against researchers such as Jerry Tworek and Jayden Teoh, and CEOs Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, who still favor LLM scaling.