Large language models could still plateau, and that possibility should be held open even though no evidence of it has appeared.

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1. 26 Aug 2026

   David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

   Their wordsSo we should also have the humility. As amazing as the LLMs are now, it could be that they eventually plateau. We haven't seen any evidence of it yet, and I think this is also why we're seeing this absolute gobsmacking levels of investment, because so far the scaling laws are true, and the more billions are poured in, the more intelligence comes out.

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