Why does it matter?
Faster AI research would let the leading lab improve models much faster than normal human teams could.
Direct quote
The bet of using AI to speed up AI research is starting to pay off. OpenBrain continues to deploy the iteratively improving Agent-1 internally for AI R&D. Overall, they are making algorithmic progress 50% faster than they would without AI assistants—and more importantly, faster than their competitors.
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