Musk says artificial intelligence capability is improving exponentially
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Musk reposted a comment stating that artificial intelligence is improving exponentially.
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Musk says AI's “intelligence level is improving exponentially”
PANews September 21 reported that Musk reposted a post commenting on the progress of open-source large models, saying, “Intelligence is improving exponentially.” The comment mentioned that GLM 5.3 Flash、DeepSeek V4.1 Flash、Qwen 3.8 Next Flash and Qwen 3.8 and other open-source models have, overall, surpassed 2025 the mainstream models regarded as “frontier intelligence” at the end of the year in intelligence and capabilities.
Musk forwarded a post commenting on the progress of open-source large models.
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In the forwarded content, Musk stated, “Intelligence is improving exponentially (intelligence is improving exponentially).”
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The comment mentioned that GLM 5.3 Flash、DeepSeek V4.1 Flash、Qwen 3.8 Next Flash and Qwen 3.8 and other open-source models have, overall, surpassed 2025 the mainstream models regarded as “frontier intelligence” at the end of the year in intelligence and capabilities.
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The news was reported by PANews.
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“Exponential improvement” means that commentators believe the pace at which artificial intelligence capabilities grow will become increasingly rapid. The report also relays that several open-source models already outperform 2025 mainstream models considered state-of-the-art by year-end.
Why it matters to readers
If this assessment is accurate, the capability gap between open-source models and mainstream frontier models may be narrowing.
You can understand it this way: The report claims that some open-source models are advancing rapidly and may already have surpassed models that were considered frontier earlier.
Risks and unknowns
“Intelligence is improving exponentially” is a view expressed in Musk’s reposted comment; the evidence does not provide independent verification.
The evidence does not provide the evaluation methodology, data, or specific metrics for the stated comparison of model performance.
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