Zhipu's Tang Jie: Parameter scaling hits threshold; future relies on long-horizon reasoning

rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-08-21

Zhipu AI founder Tang Jie argues that parameter count alone is becoming a weak descriptor of model capability. He identifies four scaling dials: parameters, data, compute per forward pass, and post-training. Tang suggests parameters need only reach a threshold to 'hold the world,' with further gains coming from increased depth per forward pass (long-horizon reasoning) and post-training. GLM-5.3 is presented as an implementation of this 'train longer, think deeper' philosophy.

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