High-Quality Data Remains the Core Moat for Models
petrusenko_max · x · 2026-07-13
The post emphasizes a fact many overlook: the best-performing models often rely on extremely high-quality, carefully curated data.
The author argues that the true advantage isn't just "more data," but finding new methods to create or acquire these datasets. This remains a highly critical competitive moat in model development.
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