tokenbender's 2026 AI predictions: 3x AI-assisted science, 10x more slop
tokenbender · x · 2026-10-29
AI researcher tokenbender says his 2026 prediction that creativity becomes the biggest differentiator has now played out, citing an example of a loader animation for a personal internal tool that took millions of tokens and multiple iterations — from just two prompts.
His 2026 list: more 90→99 polish than 99→99.9 breakthroughs; friends/family depending on Gemini/ChatGPT; at least 3x more AI-assisted science/math contributions and 10x more slop; 100x more believers in model sentience; everyone claiming to "solve" continual learning while the last mile stays elusive; API agent reliability via maximal decomposition and iteration; individual ownership and creativity shining; huge efforts on finance and chat-with-Excel.
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