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Agents are under-elicited: A case study in optimization tasks

A LessWrong blog post argues that AI agents are underutilized in optimization tasks, presenting a case study to demonstrate their potential for improving performance in such domains.

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source & further reading
lesswrong.com — original article Rational Agentic Maximalist Philosophies Scaling Hypothesis #2: Are Humans Just More Over-Parameterized? [Geir Isene] A desktop made for one
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