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OpinionEthan Mollick · X· @emollick·· 4 days ago

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GPT-4 was the undisputed best model in the world for a full year and we all debated whether anyone could catch up or if OpenAI had some secret formula that nobody else knew about. Now there are are 19 AI models that can run on a modern smartphone that are better than GPT-4!

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Ethan Mollick
What
states that 19 AI models capable of running on a modern smartphone outperform GPT-4

What happened

GPT-4 was the undisputed best model in the world for a full year and we all debated whether anyone could catch up or if OpenAI had some secret formula that nobody else knew about. Now there are are 19 AI models that can run on a modern smartphone that are better than GPT-4!

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Ethan Mollick said 19 AI models capable of running on a modern smartphone now outperform GPT-4. He contrasted that claim with GPT-4’s earlier standing, saying it had been the undisputed best model in the world for a full year, when people debated whether competitors could catch up or whether OpenAI had a secret formula others did not know.

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