AI Research Eras: From Capabilities to Scientific Intuition
willdepue · x · 2026-08-15
@willdepue shared @jackclarkSF's categorization of recent AI progress eras: 2018-2022 focused on basic capabilities (summarizing, coding); 2022-2026 targets norm and time coherence (RLHF, long context, agents); 2026-2028 is predicted to focus on scientific intuition and independence.
Related event: Jack Clark Maps AI's Evolution in Three Phases Toward Scientific Intuition(3 posts)→
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