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Are better models better? — Benedict Evans
Every week there’s a better AI model that gives better answers. But a lot of questions don’t have better answers, only ‘right’ answers, and these models can’t do that. So what does ‘better’ mean, how do we manage these things, and should we change what we expect from computers?
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"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did..." - Unknown
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I don't believe that anyone has written up a comparison, part of the problem is that we lack enough transparency into W's plans to answer that question. I can offer a brief @eurosky.social perspective, and maybe @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu knows enough to offer a view from W. 🧵
Models do not improve linearly (any more). New models improve more than expected on hard tasks. Now let's think about it a bit more. It means progress is directed towards the hard tasks. It also means the easier tasks improve less than expected. Which alphaxiv.org/abs/2608.00355
