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RL on checkable tasks

Reinforcement learning on tasks with answers that can be checked automatically.

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Facts

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Algorithms and learning
Wave
4 of 12 (build order, not a date)
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8 boxes all the way back through hard links
Unlocks
63 boxes downstream through hard links
Leverage
None: already built
Cluster
Agents at work

Evidence as of October 2026

Reasoning models came from training on maths and code, where answers can be checked. Verifier’s law predicts those domains fall first.

  1. 01Jason Wei: Asymmetry of verification and verifier’s law

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