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'''Lumpiness''' is a term that's often used by [[Robin Hanson]] to describe things like innovation, secrets, AI progress, citations. I'm not sure if he came up with this term.
 
'''Lumpiness''' is a term that's often used by [[Robin Hanson]] to describe things like innovation, secrets, AI progress, citations. I'm not sure if he came up with this term.
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The general idea is something like, if something is "lumpy" then there are a few things that really matter, rather than a bunch of small things that add up.
  
 
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Lumpiness is a term that's often used by Robin Hanson to describe things like innovation, secrets, AI progress, citations. I'm not sure if he came up with this term.

The general idea is something like, if something is "lumpy" then there are a few things that really matter, rather than a bunch of small things that add up.