Stanford HAI talk: most market participants are unknowingly betting against model improvement
abhiadesai · x · 2026-10-28
At a Stanford HAI talk, Jascha proposed a prescription: if you doubt models are improving rapidly, quantify that in a benchmark and measure it.
Abhi Adesai extends the point: most participants across public and private markets are knowingly or unknowingly making bets against model improvement — and investors should ask themselves whether that's truly the bet they intend to make.
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