Frontier Intelligence Isn't Chatbots: It's Months-Long Planning and Invention
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-10-24
Replying to TheStalwart's question about the real market for "frontier" intelligence, Afinetheorem argues chatbot Q&A is already saturated—the average person can't pose anything a 2026 model can't do. The real value lies in months-long independent planning, 24/7 monitoring and reaction, robotics, and frontier invention. This addresses the oversupply of elite intellect implied by brilliant physics PhDs settling for tenure-track jobs: the market for generic answers is far smaller than for long-horizon autonomous work.
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