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Model capabilities and four minute mile

Sriram Krishnan · 26 Mar 2026 · sriramk.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Frontier AI model capabilities stay tightly clustered together rather than any single model holding a decisive, unassailable lead.

    Their wordsfrontier model capabilities are always so clustered together as opposed to any one model having an unassailable edge.

  2. Our reading

    In most technology-driven industries, capability advantages are held for longer and are harder to fast-follow than is the case with AI models.

    Their wordsThis is not the case with many other technology driven industries where capability or advancements often tend to be longer held and a fast-follow model is harder.