Is AI Slowing Down? Nathan Labenz Says We're Asking the Wrong Question

Products

• GPT-5

  by OpenAI

  “Nathan Labenz challenges claims that AI progress has plateaued, arguing GPT-5 represents significant advancement in reasoning capabilities, multimodal integration, and scientific discovery potential despite initial launch disappointments.”

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• GPT-4

  by OpenAI

  “Model demonstrates IMO gold medal mathematics capabilities and extended reasoning chains, contradicting claims of minimal improvement over GPT-4 despite problematic launch execution.”

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• Qwen

  “Eighty percent of AI startups using open models rely on Chinese alternatives like Qwen, creating geopolitical implications for technology decoupling strategies.”

  Amazon
• o3

  by OpenAI

  “Labenz reveals that forty percent of pull requests by OpenAI research engineers can now be completed by the O3 model, up from single digits previously, suggesting rapid automation of high-level technical work.”

  Amazon