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    Trying offbeat research ideas amid ‘AI slop’

    A commenter says he called a project idea “too weird” to have come from an LLM—and meant it as praise.

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    A commenter recalls joking that a project idea was “too weird” to have come from an LLM. He says he meant it as a compliment and argues that, amid what he calls “AI slop research,” it’s more important than ever to try unusual ideas.

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    @florian_tramerWhen @JieZhang_ETH pitched this project, I joked that I knew the idea was from him and not an LLM as it was too weird. I meant this as a compliment! As we get inundated with AI slop research, it's more important than ever to wander off the beaten path and try weird things

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    @florian_tramerWhen @JieZhang_ETH pitched this project, I joked that I knew the idea was from him and not an LLM as it was too weird. I meant this as a compliment! As we get inundated with AI slop research, it's more important than ever to wander off the beaten path and try weird things