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In AI, great engineers can contribute to progress at the same level as great researchers.
Their wordsbecause the field is fundamentally about creating and studying software systems, great engineers are able to contribute at the same level as great researchers to future progress
Their wordsprecision execution on large-scale models is a force multiplier on AI progress, and we need more people with strong software skills who can deliver these systems
Their wordsThe most important determiner is a specific flavor of technical humility. Many dearly-held intuitions from other domains will not apply to ML.
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AI research is by far the most impactful place for engineers who want to build useful systems.
Their wordsI believe that AI research is today by far the most impactful place for engineers who want to build useful systems to be working, and I expect this statement to become only more true as progress continues.
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