Creativity Over Intelligence: A Dev's Take on LLM Research Ideas in the AI Era
dejavucoder · x · 2026-08-06
A developer shares insights on generating good ideas in a blog post. He notes that as AI commoditizes intelligence (especially in knowledge and coding work), agency and taste are more important than ever, making good ideas the next great barrier to entry.
Reflecting on his own creative block while learning LLM reinforcement learning, he realized his "idea muscle" had atrophied from years of executing others' objectives. He emphasizes that consistently producing a high volume of good ideas is crucial in research. He also observed that these ideas often emerge from deep engagement with specific work—for instance, tackling GPU kernel optimization problems sparked new insights as bottlenecks shifted.
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