AI Research

A modular skill distilled from Neel Nanda’s research process sequence (Posts 1–3).
The goal is to help you make progress under uncertainty by identifying the right stage, the right north star, and the right next actions.

This skill is designed for empirical research with short feedback loops, but generalizes broadly.

North star

Research progress looks different at different stages:

• Explore: maximize information gained per unit time
• Understand: gather evidence that convinces you a hypothesis is true or false
• Distill: compress findings into concise, defensible, communicable truth

A common failure mode is using the wrong standard for the current stage.