Kokotajlo vs Bodkin: Is LLM 'research taste' really improving fast?
ronbodkin · x · 2026-11-12
Daniel Kokotajlo argues that claims of missing 'factor F' in LLMs have a history of quick refutation — from lacking common-sense world understanding, to lacking genuinely novel contributions, to now lacking research taste. Ron Bodkin pushes back, asking what evidence actually shows research taste for fuzzy tasks is rapidly increasing.
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