'From Super Nintendo to PS5 in 6 months': a one-line explainer of this year's AI progress
ericwdolan · x · 2026-10-25
MancerAI offers a gaming analogy for outsiders trying to grasp this year's AI progress: in just six months, capability has leapt the equivalent of going from a Super Nintendo to a PS5. The author reposted it as a quick intuitive reference for the current pace of AI iteration.
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