Isn’t novelty also arbitrary and subjective? I recall when everyone seemed to th...

klabb3 10 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Which recent research paper blew your mind...

Isn’t novelty also arbitrary and subjective? I recall when everyone seemed to think there was novelty in applying ML to X, where X was something very specific. “Look, it works here too!” I doubt that’s considered novel now.