Have AI Researchers Given Up on General Intelligence for Benchmark Climbing?
LChoshen · x · 2026-08-09
A cited commentary argues that aside from raw model scaling, recent improvements in AI fail to generalize. Consequently, the field has effectively abandoned the pursuit of true general intelligence, reducing researchers to mere 'benchmark climbing comrades'.
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