Comment by _0ffh
3 days ago
I'm afraid I'm even balking at the word "pioneering" in context with US frontier labs. They are probably doing a few new things, right, but they are not blazing any trails for others to follow along, the Chinese are.
3 days ago
I'm afraid I'm even balking at the word "pioneering" in context with US frontier labs. They are probably doing a few new things, right, but they are not blazing any trails for others to follow along, the Chinese are.
Or if the US labs are innovating, they're not talking about specifics.
Oh, I assume they're innovating - it's what I meant with "doing new things".
But the word pioneer comes from French pionnier, literally “foot soldier”, a soldier who goes ahead to prepare the way.
If you don't publish you may be advancing, but you're not preparing anyone's way.