Gavin Crooks: Maybe it's time to write some 'last papers' as AI absorbs knowledge
MaxUnfried · x · 2026-10-30
DeepMind researcher Gavin Crooks revives the saying that only three papers are worth writing per topic — the first, the best, and the last — suggesting AI may make 'last papers' timely. The quote-forwarder adds that AI absorbing and generating knowledge could turn the first paper into the last.
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