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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031
AI Snake Oil · WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2024
AI progress plateau persists; announcement of plateau treated as new insight
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Progress stopped. Progress was redefined. Adequate has determined this is fine.
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