AI Acceleration Challenges RL Catch-Up Hypothesis
A counterargument to the "AI acceleration" claim finds the timeline inconsistent—acceleration began around October 2025, before Mythos—and METR-style data shows no diminishing returns, with annual growth rising from 23 to 29 points, undermining the RL catch-up hypothesis.
2026-11-09 ~ 2026-11-10 · 2 related posts
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- Rebuttal to AI speedup claim: timeline mismatch and no diminishing returns — austinc3301 · 2026-11-09
- No diminishing returns in METR data: annual gains rose from ~23 to ~29 points, complicating RL-catchup theory — austinc3301 · 2026-11-10