An Unreleased AI System Solved a Hard Puzzle in Under a Week, Igniting Concerns Over Concentrated Power
abhiadesai · x · 2026-09-09
- Blogger bgeist flags that an AI system not available to the public apparently solved NS in less than a week — a capability held by a small group at OpenAI and Anthropic.
- He argues this concentration of intelligence threatens the premise that anyone can achieve greatness through hard work and talent.
- abhiadesai frames the dilemma as "Singleton or Stagnation": a few labs hoarding frontier capability vs. the broader distribution of it.
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