Lossfunk expands beyond AI research, raises hiring bar, citing current AI capabilities
retr0jirachi · x · 2026-09-07
Research lab Lossfunk announced structural changes driven by today's AI capabilities: expanding scope beyond AI, raising the bar for human researchers it hires, and rethinking outputs beyond publications. Its founder frames Lossfunk as a meta-experiment on future organizations, third spaces, and patronage, aggregating deep thinkers pursuing out-of-distribution projects.
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