Beff Jezos calls it 'speciation' as AI labs diverge beyond pure scale
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-29
Responding to Rohit Krishnan's observation that AI is diverging—in model types, training approaches, data, and focus—after years of convergence, Extropic founder Beff Jezos summed up the shift with one word: "Speciation." Labs are moving beyond pure scale toward scaling different things, marking a fresh phase of heterogeneity in AI development.
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