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Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research by vtjeng on Friday November 06, 2026 @08:57PM (#50400905)
I've definitely found that while "AI makes getting from 0-80 done much easier than the 80-100" holds true, it is much easier to get my work to a quality bar that I'm excited to share with my peers...
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Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research by sgt101 on Saturday November 07, 2026 @06:26AM (#50403584)
There's still a lot of effort required to move something from "good idea, loads to do" to "really finished and really works and I've proved it".

But its a lot less effort that when we didn't have LLM's.

Interestingly it does seem that it's still enough effort to prevent most folks from making that step though.

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Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research by vtjeng on Sunday November 08, 2026 @07:18PM (#50419296)
Yes! I think that what's happened is that the initial prototype takes a LOT less time, while the polish takes less time but still a significant amount.
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