ThursdAI crew debates: with Opus 7 coming, who still cares about better benchmarks?
thursdai_pod · x · 2026-10-31
The ThursdAI podcast crew (@nisten, @wolframrvnwlf, @yampeleg, @petergostev) debates whether 'models got better, numbers got better' news still matters, with host @altryne asking if the community is growing tired of incremental model upgrades — timed against the approaching Opus 7 release.
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