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10% Worse, 100x Cheaper, 10000x Faster: Why Simulation Is Taking Over
An editorial recap by Latent Space examines how every stage of the machine intelligence pipeline has shifted from human-created to model-created components since 2022. From reward signals and synthetic training corpora to self-directing curricula, automated researchers, and simulated environments, AI simulation is systematically replacing human inputs. The driving factor across all stages has been reliable verification, leaving the physical world as the final barrier.
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