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Generators and Verifiers
February 21, 2026
As the march of model capabilities inexorably continues, it seems valuable to pause and take stock of the situation at hand. People have argued that the value of such capabilities will li...
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Taste as a Value Function
October 31, 2025
As explored previously, the key determinants of success, more so than intelligence, are a selection of what to work on and persistence in its pursuit. Concretely, however, how does one “p...
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Machine Achievement
October 30, 2025
With the advent of machine intelligence purportedly on the near-term time horizon, many claims of hyper-accelerated societal progress are being bandied about. Such claims, however, are of...
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Achievement and Intelligence
October 29, 2025
Growing up, I always imagined that the kids with the greatest sheer intelligence were the ones most likely to achieve notable things in their lives, albeit in the narrowly scoped space of...