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9 October 2026

Researchers expect AI to outpace them at engineering work soon

First reported

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  • Top AI researchers reportedly expect AI systems to outperform them at their own jobs within a short time.
  • The expected driver is faster progress in the computing infrastructure and engineering that builds and tests AI models.
  • Easier experimentation would speed up how quickly AI spreads into the wider economy.

How it was covered

InterconnectsNathan Lambert

Engineering acceleration, inference cost declines, automated pretraining research, Jevons paradox for agents, AI in science, and RL environment data quality