OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki: Frontier Model Capabilities Hard to Assess, Labs Can't Keep Scaling at Max Speed
austinc3301 · x · 2026-09-07
OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki says it is becoming increasingly difficult to understand exactly how capable current frontier models are. He argues that no lab can responsibly keep scaling at maximum speed for much longer, a notable signal from one of the field's most senior figures amid ongoing debate about whether scaling is hitting diminishing returns.
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