China reportedly hits near-GPT-5.6 intelligence at 1/15th cost with $2.6M RL run
djcows · x · 2026-09-23
A viral post claims China is accelerating self-improving RL loops: near GPT-5.6 Sol-level intelligence at roughly 1/15th the cost, with open weights and training code, and a single RL run costing $2.6M over 6 days. 'Accelerate or lose.' Figures are unsourced and unverified.
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