Skeptic view: RL scaling is just compiler feedback plus IP siphoning
yacineMTB · x · 2026-11-13
doomslide argues the story that scaling RL leads to replicator-like minds doesn't hold: progress may just be compiler feedback plus siphoning existing IP, driven by compute, power and capital rather than artisanal mind design. Yacine strongly endorsed the take, calling LLMs a 'universal compiler'.
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