Chinese AI Insiders Say the '3–4 Months Behind' Was Just Distillation Lag — and It's Ending
ronbodkin · x · 2026-11-06
An X thread citing a translated discussion among Chinese AI insiders argues the oft-quoted "3–4 months behind" figure was never a measure of Chinese model capability — it was simply the time lag for distillation. The insiders contend that channel is now being cut.
Commenter ronbodkin uses this to argue the US should slow frontier AI development: the Chinese-competition threat is receding even as US companies embrace dangerous recursive self-improvement (RSI) without testing for understanding and accountability.
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