"The old models just sucked": stronger models redefine how intensely you use AI
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-08
Quoting an observation that a user thought they were too dumb to fully utilize a frontier model, only to realize they could use models far more intensively — the old ones just weren't good enough. The author relates with Astra: like switching to a more powerful car, "too fast!" quickly becomes "finally it can keep up."
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