Most of the outliers look like, "Someone was willing to spend large amounts of money."
Another outlier was Deep Blue. Estimated cost of about $10 million. Its estimated strength was matched by top end PCs about 9 years later. Your phone today is better than those PCs.
Another outlier was Deep Blue. Estimated cost of about $10 million. Its estimated strength was matched by top end PCs about 9 years later. Your phone today is better than those PCs.
Progress is relentless.