'Not one research paper that isn't complete rubbish': dev torches AI research crisis
gerardsans · x · 2026-10-07
Reacting to John Crickett's defense of AI as a 70-year-old research field bigger than LLMs, developer Gerard Sans delivered a scathing counter: the AI industry is in a long crisis hidden by polite marketing, "you can't open a research paper that isn't complete rubbish," and by his own research experience it's the same or worse. He calls it deeply troubling for anyone with intellectual honesty — a sharp entry in the ongoing debate over AI research quality vs. hype.
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