Eric Topol clashes over whether GPT-4 study findings on human upskilling hold for future models
EricTopol · x · 2026-10-27
Eric Topol debates a critic who argues GPT-4-based findings can't extrapolate to GPT-6. Topol counters that until a comparable study is done with future models like "GPT-6 or Opus 5.5," the findings stand — and that the critic offers zero evidence of sustained human upskilling after use of any model.
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