Interpretability research lacks a breakthrough moment; solving 'superintelligent psyche' may take much longer
ericjmichaud_ · x · 2026-08-27
Eric Michaud notes that while models like Fable are becoming decent at some interpretability tasks, the field hasn't had a major breakthrough like mathematics, largely because interpretability is not easily verifiable. He distinguishes between engineering affordances, which might already exist, and the deep understanding of possible minds and the limits of thought, which will take much longer.
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