https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2604.01363/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990033urn:hackerpapers:submission:2604.01363:47990033Sat, 02 May 2026 20:14:29 GMT<p>Preliminary Findings on AI Automation from Worker Evaluations</p><p></p><p>6 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2604.01363/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.AIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47639503urn:hackerpapers:mention:2604.01363:47639503Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:45:29 GMT<p>Paywall. Original paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.01363 &gt; We propose that AI automation is a continuum between: (i) crashing waves where AI capabilities surge abruptly over small sets of tasks, and (ii) rising tides where the increase in AI capabilities is more continuous and broad-based. We test for these effects in preliminary evidence from an ongoing evaluation of AI capabilities across over 3,000 broad-based tasks derived from the U.S. Department of Labor O*NET categorization that are text-based and thus LLM-addressable. Based on more than 17,000 evaluations by workers from these jobs…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2604.01363/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.AI