Small-to-large model scaling time has collapsed from 6-12 months to 6 days

Small-to-large model scaling time has collapsed from 6-12 months to 6 days | it used to be that you had six months a year between small and large. Now it's six days. | Agentic platform revenue disclosures

Key catalyst: Agentic platform revenue disclosures

it used to be that you had six months a year between small and large. Now it's six days.

Small-to-large scaling compression real; 2022-2024 was 6-12 months between Chinchilla scale tests, 2025-2026 same test cycle has compressed to days at large labs.

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