self-supervised-classification-debated

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Whether self-supervised learning is a form of unsupervised learning or a distinct paradigm is debated among researchers

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• IN self-supervised-paradigm-boundary-contested — Self-supervised learning occupies a contested taxonomic position — formally a subset of unsupervised learning, yet it has become the dominant pre-training paradigm, creating tension between its classification and its practical centrality.