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François Chollet argues evolution avoids benchmaxxing by favoring generality

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François Chollet, on X, says evolution optimizes for generality and robustness rather than narrow performance.

He adds that overspecialization makes a species fragile when its environment shifts. The argument is framed as a response to benchmaxxing, the practice of tuning systems to score well on specific benchmarks, and is presented as Chollet's view rather than a tested finding.

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    AIFrançois Chollet says evolution optimizes for generality and robustness rather than narrow performance. He adds that overspecialization makes a species fragile when its environment shifts.

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