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The distinction between generative and non-generative models is small in this context; the key question is whether generating samples is economical.
Alexander Mattick · Why Scaling Prediction Cannot Create Intelligence - Alexander Mattick · 21 Sept 2026
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“a sample, and you can generate samples. So the distinction between can having a generative model and having a have a non-generative model, I think is really really small, because the the question is not whether they can do it, it's whether it's economical to do it.”Play from 30:47Report a misattribution
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