Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned — Kenneth Stanley
4 人推荐 · 跨 5 个月 · 2021–2024
中文导读
MLST 对 NEAT 与新颖性搜索（novelty search）提出者 Kenneth Stanley 的深度长谈，围绕其著作探讨了“为何伟大事物无法被规划”，深入辩论了开放式探索（open-endedness）、目标绑架、意外机缘以及思想演化。
为什么 HN 推它
一场重塑认知的高密度思想碰撞，适合在思考目标设定、开放式搜索以及走出传统 AI 优化困局时细品。
「它真的彻底改变了我对实现长期目标的认知。」HN 网友原话：It really changed my perspective on achieving my long term goals
英文原摘要（HackerTube / Claude 整理）
A long Machine Learning Street Talk interview with Kenneth Stanley, creator of NEAT and novelty search, about his book on why greatness cannot be planned. They discuss open-endedness, the tyranny of objectives, serendipity and the evolution of ideas.
Recommended to people who find it inspiring or perspective-changing on pursuing goals, open-ended search and AI beyond optimization.
HN 上的提及
I found this video about open endedness (contrasting evolution vs optimization) in the brain and AI very inspiring
Link to a long discussion about the evolution of ML ideas
I found this discussion about open-endedness being very illuminating
Stanley addresses some strong and subtle criticisms here
They talk about "openendedness", serendipity, the tyranny of objectives, the evolution of ideas (and biology)