tokenbender's unbold year-end takes: RL space 100x more crowded, video gen already solved
tokenbender · x · 2026-10-29
Researcher tokenbender marked his year-end checklist complete on "creativity becoming the biggest differentiator," but expressed disappointment that annual roundups lacked bolder claims, offering his own:
- A Millennium Prize Problem will be solved this year
- The RL space has gotten 100x more crowded with data/environment vendors
- Video/image generation is effectively solved, downstream of just JavaScript
Related event: tokenbender Reviews 2026 Predictions: AI Research Output to Triple at Least(3 posts)→
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