Miles Brundage: No Standard Shortform Output Exists, and Page Count Isn't Easily Gamed
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-10-14
Former OpenAI executive Miles Brundage argues that while page count is a less gameable metric than it seems — researchers resist vague output and lawyers block overly spicy claims, so pages roughly correlate with effort — the industry still lacks any standard shortform format. Ideally, he says, we want both depth and concise insights, with third-party content counted as a first-class citizen.
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