Altman on Automated AI R&D: 5% Gains Doable, Breakthroughs Unknown

Sam Altman said models can now find 5% compute efficiency gains, but no one knows how to make them discover Transformer-level breakthroughs, leading researchers to question whether ultra-fast RSI will materialize.

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