The AI exponential is really many cascading sigmoids, argues researcher
adhamelarabawy · x · 2026-09-12
Adham Elarabawy argues that the oft-cited exponential in AI progress is actually composed of many cascading sigmoids — each capability follows an S-curve that saturates, but new curves keep stacking to produce exponential-looking growth.
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