AI models should be judged by curing disease, not breaking things
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-07-22
The post argues that the real test of an amazing AI model should be curing an incurable disease, not just breaking things that were not yet broken.
It is a critique of current AI hype and evaluation culture: the author is pushing for model progress to be judged by high-impact scientific or societal outcomes rather than flashy but shallow demos.
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