Frontier Models Improve Work, But Status Quo Is Still Not Enough
JsonBasedman · x · 2026-07-13
This reply clarifies that the author's recent excitement about frontier models stems from the fact that they genuinely improve daily workflows and enable previously impossible tasks.
However, they strongly dislike the industry settling in this "barren state" and believe we shouldn't be satisfied yet. Responding to the original post's contrast between model progress and current shortcomings, the core sentiment is: "acknowledge the progress, but refuse to accept stagnation".
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