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AIs need sample-efficient learning to become proficient in human and novel skills because data in most domains is sparse and idiosyncratic.
Dwarkesh Patel · The next big breakthrough will be AIs learning on the job · 26 Jun 2026
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“but I really do want to emphasize that because of the idiosyncratic and sparse nature of data in most domains in the world,”
“you need sample efficiency in order to get proficient, if AIs are to develop all the skills that humans have.”
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