The 'intelligence threshold' is just small models running agent workflows, not emergence
tobowers · x · 2026-10-13
tobowers rebuts the 'intelligence threshold' argument: the predicted threshold is just smaller models becoming capable enough to execute existing agent workflows — normal model improvement, not some new emergent property. Per the thread, the actual demonstration is that relatively capable models can run on cheap, resource-constrained hardware — technically interesting, hardly a breakthrough in AI autonomy.
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