OpenAI's Kevin Weil keeps thinking about the classic AGI exponential meme
kevinweil · x · 2026-10-15
OpenAI CPO Kevin Weil tweeted that he "thinks about this image all the time" — the classic waitbutwhy meme showing AI intelligence rocketing up an exponential curve past chimp- and human-level while people laugh at "monkey tricks," only to be stunned as it soars past Einstein. A telling repost from a senior OpenAI exec.
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