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Disagree, or can you name some recent AI developments outside of DL that are anywhere near as groundbreaking?

To be clear: I think the hype around deep learning is 100% justified (in fact I think it is underplayed).

But in terms of groundbreaking I do think "Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Machine Learning"[1] from 2020 has the potential to unlock some really revolutionary applications in the sense of "things that were not really possible without it".

[1] https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3411501.3418608

Why is it under a paywall? :(

As far as I know, the field of robotics sees plenty of innovation with no deep learning involved.

Whether you count robotics as AI is up to debate, I suppose

Any real innovation on the mechatronics side? The computer vision and controls are now increasingly dominated by deep learning.

There have been strong deep-learning contributions to control, but I wouldn't say control is dominated by deep learning at this point. For instance, take a look at ICRA 2022 awards for "Outstanding Dynamics and Control" and "Outstanding Locomotion".

https://icra2022.org/program/awards

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