Yacine admits his 'models can only get faster, not smarter' take was a joke
yacineMTB · x · 2026-09-20
yacineMTB explained that his viral tweet "I don't know how models could get any more smarter, only faster" wasn't a belief he holds — it was a deliberate joke gesturing at what qualities physically existing intelligences can have and how you'd define a rubric for "smarter".
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