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One thing I (as a German) consider to be very German is the understanding that everything is a bit broken. There‘s no shame here. Everyone will agree. I feel the main driver for innovation is not joy of creation but the satisfaction of having done at least one thing right ;)

Now in light of the ongoing NeurIPS, a typical discussion with fellow German colleagues is that „none of this is actually AI.“ And then everyone nods and smiles in agreement.

Never quite got to the bottom of it, but it feels like the comfort comes from the fact that there is still work to do. Very different from - ahem - other cultures where everything is always „awesome“ ;)

Of course, joy of creation exists, but that is a more private pleasure... like railroad models in the basement... ;)