Ofir Press: AI is close to enabling compiler- or OS-level breakthroughs
OfirPress · x · 2026-10-07
Princeton researcher Ofir Press discussed on X that what excites him about AI is not theoretical computer science, but something like a groundbreaking new compiler or OS. He admits we're not quite there yet but feels close. His interlocutor countered that the moment may already have arrived—seeing an agent fully create a major piece of open source software is no longer that shocking.
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