Major model release gap shrinks from 73 days in 2023 to 18 days in 2026
MickeySteamboat · x · 2026-09-23
A widely shared datapoint: the gap between major AI model releases keeps shrinking.
- 2023: a major release roughly every 73 days
- 2026 so far: one every 18 days
e/acc figure Beff Jezos amplified the stat with "Can you feel the acceleration?", sparking discussion about AI's ever-faster iteration cadence.
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