700+ papers dumped at once: Andy Matuschak calls bulk AI research output 'divine inspiration by the pound'
zetalyrae · x · 2026-10-07
- Andrew Curran shared a 41-page list containing over 700 papers, sparking discussion.
- Andy Matuschak reacted: dropping hundreds of results at once carries "a real sense of finality" and, to him, ugliness — "Would you like your divine inspiration by the yard or the pound?"
- He describes feeling like "the small mammal that I am, awed and afraid" — a notable researcher's unease at research output scaling beyond human capacity to digest.
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