Questions to discern good research taste in August 2026
maksym_andr · x · 2026-08-28
Proposed a list of questions to discern good "research taste" as of August 2026, covering key directions:
- Importance of harness engineering
- Whether continual learning remains a key bottleneck
- How much to rely on CoT monitoring
- Whether Pangram is an effective tool
- Whether we should care about AI welfare
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