Figure's Repeated 'Breakthrough' Claims Draw 'Cry Wolf' Criticism as Helix 2.5 Lands
koltregaskes · x · 2026-09-18
Commenter koltregaskes found Thursday's AI news underwhelming, dismissing Figure's Helix 2.5 'breakthrough' as a 'cry wolf' scenario given Figure's habit of overusing the term. He also questioned whether the newly announced Projects feature simply duplicates what Claude already offers.
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