LLMs Are Still Far Smaller Than Human Brain
scaling01 · x · 2026-07-14
The author argues that LLMs are still much smaller than the human brain, with potentially 1 to 3 orders of magnitude of scaling headroom.
This is a very brief but clear opinion:
- Current models are far from 'brain-scale'
- Significant scaling space still exists
- Focus on the upper limit and room for capability growth, not specific models or products
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