Mistral researcher: research freedom is overrated compared to company problems
konstmish · x · 2026-10-27
Mistral researcher konstmish shared that before joining, they worried company model training would mean giving up the freedom to pick their own research problems. Verdict: "freedom is overrated" — there's plenty to figure out, and the work is more fun. A datapoint on the tradeoff between industry research and independent research.
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