From a few preprints I've checked, this is not reliant on just extrapolating existing theories but actually shows novel/surprising approaches. Very few people globally could come up with something like this, even when given time and ressources.
So in other words, since deep learning is algorithmic research, we are now in the RSI era.
> this is not reliant on just extrapolating existing theories but actually shows novel/surprising approaches
"Surprising" is a, well, surprisingly high bar to clear, and requires thorough understanding of not only the paper, but existing work in the area. ("Novel" is tautological.)
How did you determine this in 1 hour? Are you a researcher in multiple of these areas?
Can you give an example, or explain more how you came to this conclusion?
One surprising result is the sub n log n multiplication. Galactic, as one might expect, but if you polled human researchers 24 hours ago, most would say something like it was very unlikely.