If this AI capability chart is real, a sudden Cambrian explosion may be coming
sytelus · x · 2026-10-20
Responding to a chart on AI's progress in automating R&D/software engineering, sytelus says the trend is unsettling if accurate: the log-scale value likely exists, but we're either failing to cultivate it or facing latency — which could mean a sudden Cambrian explosion. DimitrisPapail, whose plot was cited, argues that once you reach the deep end of the curve, further scaling requires looking beyond automating R&D/SWE to other verticals.
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