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Peyman Milanfar

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Distinguished Scientist at Google. Computational Imaging, Machine Learning, and Vision. Tweets = personal opinions. May change or disappear over time.

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9 months ago

As our fish-like ancestors evolved, developing necks, the nerve got stuck in its pathway. Evolution couldn't re-route the tangled wire without unplugging it It's sub-optimal design no engineer would ever make. It developed in tiny gradient steps, yielding only a local optimum