Developers mock AI hype over models' 'exploding IQ' scores

Developers sarcastically mocked the trend of touting AI models' soaring IQ scores, noting that if the narrative holds, IQ would climb from 1,000 to astronomical figures within years—highlighting that IQ was never meant to remain meaningful across orders of magnitude, and criticizing inflated benchmark culture.

2026-10-19 ~ 2026-10-19 · 2 related posts

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