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concept:contravariance-principleContravariance Principle
Cao & Yamins principle: solution set for an easy goal is large, for a challenging goal comparatively smaller; cited as theoretical basis for multitask scaling hypothesis
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- Cao and YaminsintroducesProposed the Contravariance Principle that fewer solutions exist for more challenging goals
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- Multitask Scaling HypothesisextendssupportsArgues that there are fewer representations competent for N tasks than M<N tasks, so more general models have a smaller solution space
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