Wooders: instantly verifiable code rewards were AI's second big unlock
sarahookr · x · 2026-08-24
Part two of Sarah Wooders' thread: Unlock 2 is verifiable rewards via code. Progress in code accelerated AI over the last five years because code can be compiled, tested, and instantly verified—unlocking the digital world. This opened new surfaces for AI to act on: anything code touches, AI can now interact with quite well, letting it explore the internet and any code-mediated environment.
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