antirez: 'Write me the best possible database' is the benchmark for AI's next leap
antirez · x · 2026-11-12
Redis creator antirez offers a lens for tracking AI progress: AI has moved past the era when a small prompt producing lots of code was mere slop — it now delivers good results on tasks with clear boundaries, like "translate this to Rust."
The next milestone, he argues, is open-ended goals: "Write me the best possible database." When that produces something genuinely great, AI reaches the next level. He stresses it's a continuum, making this a useful yardstick for measuring AI progress over time.
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