Frontier RL data debate: cutting-edge knowledge comes from a few worth farming

kalomaze · x · 2026-09-09

plausaible agrees broadly on kalomaze's 2026 data-mix take (on naive assumptions) but notes the two views aren't mutually exclusive: frontier knowledge does come from a select few people worth farming. kalomaze clarifies the harvested value is general failure-class knowledge, not specifics.

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