Researcher predicts unusually strong mechinterp progress in coming months
UltraRareAF · x · 2026-10-13
Researcher tszzl predicts really strong mechanistic interpretability progress in the coming months — potentially more than in years — arguing models are now good enough to do research themselves, though he declined to share specifics. Replies jokingly asked about the average age of OpenAI employees.
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