AI Community Shifts: From Implementing Papers to Building Agents
kmeanskaran · x · 2026-07-23
A developer observed a shift in the AI community's focus. In 2025, driven by figures like @karpathy, there was a massive trend on X of implementing ML research papers from scratch. Today, however, paper implementations have faded. The developer asks whether this is due to the rise of 'vibe coding' or a broader pivot of interest toward AI agents.
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