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Everyone has seen the @waitbutwhy cartoon of AI capability growth with a "you are here" indicator just before the exponential really starts, but the independent assessments of both METR and the UK's AISA do seem to show that we are past that point now (until we hit a slowdown?) https://t.co/vxYc6GSS5d
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