I was recently trying to convince Bruno that covectors (in the form of differentials of functions) are the real deal in gradient descent, despite the misleading name and countless pictures showing little arrows pointing downhill.
I was recently trying to convince Bruno that covectors (in the form of differentials of functions) are the real deal in gradient descent, despite the misleading name and countless pictures showing little arrows pointing downhill.
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