Reddit users list their biggest 'oh shit' moments in AI progress
A Reddit user compiled the moments that felt like turning points in AI capability. GPT-4 is cited as proof that p and scaling (making models bigger genuinely makes them better) actually works. is credited with proving that — AI handling multi-step coding tasks on its own — is the future direction for these tools.
The o1 model demonstrated that (letting a model 'think' longer before answering, using more computation at the moment of the response) works, while o3 showed that this same approach can scale dramatically, marking it as one of the biggest moments alongside GPT-4. Finally, a model referred to as '' is described as proving that combining a huge model with works very well, and that scaling up parameter count (the model's internal size) is nowhere near hitting its limits.
Key points
- GPT-4 is cited as proof that p and scaling (making models bigger) genuinely works
- is credited with showing — AI handling multi-step tasks on its own — is the future
- o1 proved works, and o3 showed it can scale dramatically
- A model called '' is cited as proof that big models plus work well, and isn't dead yet