Open Source Models Hit 2016's ASI Standards, Yet the World Remains Unchanged
Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-08-06
The commenter points out that current open-source AI models would have been classified as Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) by 2016 standards, yet the real world has remained fundamentally unchanged.
The author uses this to critique Silicon Valley's AI narratives, arguing that big tech fails to comprehend anti-fragility and suggesting people pay less attention to their predictions.
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