Researcher: went from copy-pasting code to AI-run workflows in 3 years
_akpiper · x · 2026-11-07
A researcher reflects on how hard future extrapolation is: in about 3 years his workflow went from copy-pasting code to having AI run portions of it. Even at linear pace, the next 3 years will transform research workflows in ways that are hard to keep up with and anticipate.
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