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by datsci_est_2015 83 days ago
> All that says is that the speaker thinks models will improve past where they are today. Not that it's a logical certainty

Exceedingly generous interpretation in my opinion. I tend to interpret rhetorical questions of that form as “it’s so obvious that I shouldn’t even have to ask it”.

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> generous interpretation

The term of art for that is steelmanning, and HN tries to foster a culture of it. Please check the guidelines link in the footer and ctrl+f "strongest".