# Srinivas says the bitter lesson applies to everyone, including its author

> Original title: The bitter lesson works. It’s bitter for everyone. Including the one who came up with it. It sucks because it’s meant to.

- Source: Aravind Srinivas
- Published: 2026-11-08T00:24:43.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/qrw4bnh65olto04pnb25pfdup
- Original: https://x.com/AravSrinivas/status/2119224562437284005

## Summary

Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity's CEO, posts that the bitter lesson holds and bites everyone, including its originator. He adds that this is intentional. The post quotes Richard Sutton, who argues brute-force computation alone cannot produce intelligence and that the science of AI is far from finished.

## Post

The bitter lesson works. It’s bitter for everyone. Including the one who came up with it. It sucks because it’s meant to.

## Quoted post @RichardSSutton

> Brute force computation is not enough for intelligence. Clever new methods are needed. The science of AI is far from finished. IMHO

https://x.com/RichardSSutton/status/2119142310894334262