# Thariq says the bitter lesson and scaling laws are prophecies, not rules

> Original title: the bitter lesson and scaling laws are more like prophecies than rules

- Source: Thariq
- Published: 2026-11-08T02:03:04.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/typeouzzax8b3gla7ee2efwfe
- Original: https://x.com/trq212/status/2119249312823816367

## Summary

Thariq, of Anthropic, argues that the bitter lesson and scaling laws are better understood as prophecies than as rules. He says they will come true, but probably not in the way people expect.

## Post

the bitter lesson and scaling laws are more like prophecies than rules

they’ll come true but probably not the way you’re expecting