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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Diminishing returns in research are not intrinsic to the world: they are what you get when the institutions around research stop changing. Diminishing returns in research arenot intrinsic to the world: they arewhat you get when the institutionsaround research stop changing. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently. — tap to centre the map on it A million copies of oneresearcher would hitdiminishing returns quickly,because what research needs is… Last stated 9 months ago 25 Nov 2025 · 9 months ago IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A rising share of statistically insignificant experiments is the signal that a team has exploited an area too far and should go back to exploring. — tap to centre the map on it A rising share ofstatistically insignificantexperiments is the signal thata team has exploited an area… Last stated 11 months ago 5 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Returns for performance are superlinear rather than proportional across most domains that matter. — tap to centre the map on it Returns for performance aresuperlinear rather thanproportional across mostdomains that matter. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago PG Paul Graham — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of itscompute on research ratherthan on building the nextmodel, because research is… Last stated 6 months ago 13 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago DP Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Diminishing returns in science is a snapshot illusion: somebody keeps restocking the table, and new fields make progress easy again. — tap to centre the map on it Diminishing returns in scienceis a snapshot illusion:somebody keeps restocking thetable, and new fields make… Last stated 5 months ago 7 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value-versus-growth distinction does not serve investors well in a fast-changing world. — tap to centre the map on it The value-versus-growthdistinction does not serveinvestors well in afast-changing world. Last stated 6 years ago 11 Jan 2021 · 6 years ago HM Howard Marks — holds since 2021-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Models have no research taste yet, which is why they complement researchers rather than replace them. — tap to centre the map on it Models have no research tasteyet, which is why theycomplement researchers ratherthan replace them. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Jun 2026 · 2 months ago NB Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI research is on a good trajectory overall — good for science and good for society — and existential concerns will only become relevant in the distant future. — tap to centre the map on it AI research is on a goodtrajectory overall — good forscience and good for society —and existential concerns will… Last stated 3 years ago 12 Aug 2023 · 3 years ago YB Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2023-08-12 — tap for who they are YB Yoshua Bengio — no longer holds since 2023-08-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Diminishing returns in research are not intrinsic to the world: they are what you get when the institutions around research stop changing. Last stated 7 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago Holds Michael Nielsen Read this korrent →