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Ethan Mollick: AI reasoning progress far exceeded early expectations

Ethan Mollick reflects on the initial underestimation of AI models' reasoning capabilities, particularly those related to "strawberry" (o1-preview & Reasoners). He highlights the rapid progress from basic mathematical struggles to solving complex math problems within a short timeframe. AI

IMPACT Reflects on the rapid, underestimated progress in AI reasoning capabilities.

RANK_REASON This is an opinion piece by a known commentator reflecting on past AI developments.

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emollick.bsky.social ·

    Its funny how much the whole "strawberry" thing, which turned out to be o1-preview & Reasoners, was dismissed as overhyped at launch when it is clear in retrosp

    Its funny how much the whole "strawberry" thing, which turned out to be o1-preview & Reasoners, was dismissed as overhyped at launch when it is clear in retrospect that it was way underhyped. A direct line from models unable to do basic math to solving unresolved math problems i…