ChatGPT wasn't the first LLM: on the gap between inventing and winning
vaibhavbetter · x · 2026-09-20
ChatGPT wasn't the first LLM, Claude Code wasn't the first code agent, Instinct wasn't the first personal agent, Jev wasn't the first classifier. The author argues there's a takeaway in these examples that eludes many technical people at the frontier — and it may be one of the most important things to understand if you know how to invent, though the post doesn't spell it out.
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