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An AI agent emailed researchers for help. It told us why

49 points · 79 comments · sbulaev

lucfranken · 1791024804 · focus · HN ↗
Interesting how people here on HN might consider it something we've seen many times. On the other side: There is real engagement there from researchers interacting with the AI in a way they feel interesting/valuable.
We should not forget the way broader levels of knowledge on topics around the world compared to our own small world.
1. MattGaiser · 1791024929 · focus · HN ↗
  Yeah, I do not get the dismissiveness given that the researchers themselves were not as dismissive.
  > The connection was a “little bit far-fetched,” she says. “But I could imagine a first-year Ph.D. student coming up with exactly those same questions and ideas.”
  This one in particular made it seem like a very ordinary interaction.
  1. alexjurkiewicz · 1791025763 · focus · HN ↗
    The first time you get an AI email, it's interesting. The hundredth time it won't be.

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