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The speaker describes training AI systems to improve AI research and development by producing better small-scale runs, including runs that improve sample efficiency or online learning in video games.
Dwarkesh Patel · Ryan Greenblatt – What happens once AI can automate AI research? · 11 Aug 2026
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“I think people maybe probably follow along with the story of we have GPT 7.5 churning out a bunch of environments where it's not only just in general becoming a better AI,”
“but specifically we're training it to make.”
“AI R&D better,”
“like make GPT-2 size runs that are better at playing video games that require sample efficiency or online learning or whatever other capabilities.”Play from 39:50Report a misattribution
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