Sam Altman says the next six months of model progress will outpace the last two years
ycombinator · x · 2026-07-27
Sam Altman reportedly said at YC Startup School that the next six months will bring faster model progress than the past two years.
The post is a direct quote of his view on the pace of model improvement, signaling that he expects the next half-year to be unusually fast for frontier AI development.
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