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People who extrapolate from first-principles models have a stronger track record predicting AI progress than those who wait for empirical proof.

Drawn from what Samuel Hammond said

SubjectLLMs

Mental modelFirst principles

What Samuel Hammond actually said

  1. Samuel Hammond Senior economist at the Foundation for American Innovation
    Extrapolators have a remarkable track record in the AI field, being repeatedly early to trends and capabilities that empiricists believed were still decades away.

    Where this was said

    ↗Empiricists vs. Extrapolatorssecondbest.ca

    18 Feb 2026

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