ML intern beats Astra at ideating research solutions, engineer observes
andrew_n_carr · x · 2026-09-15
The author compares ML interns they've mentored with Astra: interns consistently had impressive ideas for ML solutions, while Astra was merely "fine" and nowhere near as good at ideating. A first-hand data point on current models' weakness in creative research ideation versus humans.
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