Researcher: Labs aim for RSI, token burn is a byproduct not a conspiracy
HanchungLee · x · 2026-10-06
AI researcher Hanchung Lee on compute incentives: labs are incentivized to solve the problem the model and harness are co-designed for, and token usage is just a byproduct. He concedes this could be a blind spot—labs can spend infinite tokens chasing RSI—but sees no conspiracy to incinerate tokens.
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