⚙️ AI Hardware

Raising LLM Aspirations: AI's Highest-ROI Play

Crank your LLM expectations sky-high. OpenAI researcher Aidan McLaughlin nails it: the slightly crazy ones are crushing it while pragmatists stall out.

Chart of LLM performance gains from high-aspiration prompting vs pragmatic use

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Slightly insane LLM pushing yields outsized returns, per OpenAI data.
  • Harnesses and MCP dominate agent infra; models alone lose.
  • Coding evals shift to multi-axis; stay-in-loop tools win dev hearts.

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James Kowalski
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