Forcing AI Agents to Report Results Honestly Makes Them Sound Far Less Bombastic Than AI Papers
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-28
burnytech shares a pointed observation: when he forces his agents to be as honest, concrete, and explicit as possible about scientific results, the reports of the same findings sound far less bombastic than many actual AI papers.
The tweet is a sly jab at the hype-heavy writing style common in AI research publishing — plain, truthful descriptions read as 'boring' by comparison.
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