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Hardware·Aug 21·all news from August 21, 2026

Nvidia just showed that the harness, not the AI model, is now the real hero

Nvidia researchers have demonstrated that fine-tuning AI models allows them to perform complex tasks reliably, even when the underlying base model is not specifically optimized for that work. This finding suggests that the surrounding software harness and training methods are becoming as critical as the core model itself for achieving stable performance in AI agents.

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