What is the AI Great Leap Forward ?

It's the explosion in compute and open models pushing AI past human baselines in coding, reasoning—fueled by $100B+ infra bets.

Will open source AI replace GPT-5?

Not outright, but hybrids will—fine-tuned Llama variants already match on most tasks at 1/10th cost.

Is AI scaling sustainable?

Short-term yes, power-wise no. Nuclear reactivation or fusion bets needed by 2028.

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AI's Great Leap Forward: Compute Tsunami Hits Open Source

Compute scaling just rewrote AI rules. Open source rides the wave, threatening Big Tech's grip.

theAIcatchup Apr 10, 2026 3 min read

Exponential curve of AI FLOPs growth leaping past historical trends

⚡ Key Takeaways

Compute scaling delivers PhD-level open AI models now. 𝕏
Open source captures 40%+ deployments, eroding Big Tech moats. 𝕏
Risks like model collapse and energy demand threaten the leap. 𝕏

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