Analyst: Anthropic's claimed accelerating R&D and 'absurd' 5.5 generational gains are probably true
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-10-01
Commentator sdmat123 argues that while little is known about Anthropic's underlying economics, the simplest explanation is that Anthropic is telling the truth about compounding, rapidly accelerating R&D and the 'absurd generational gains' of its 5.5 models.
He cautions this doesn't imply hidden ASI — it's fully consistent with shortened R&D cycles and an n+1 internal model accelerating development. Implication: week-to-week positioning of released models shouldn't be read as indicating where labs actually are internally.
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