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THE MAN WHO DREW THE CURVE

By Zimbo · October 14, 2026

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AI cartoon by Zimbo: Kaplan life strip: holography chalkboard kid; the 2020 scaling-laws recipe; GPT-3 and Codex; the 2021 OpenAI-to-Anthropic split; Responsible Scaling Officer at a Safety Check console; finale: Kaplan atop the curve gripping a red lever. HE DREW THE CURVE UP. NOW HE GUARDS THE BRAKES.
Jared Kaplan: quantum kid, scaling laws, GPT-3, the Anthropic split — and now the man who drew the curve guards the brakes.Zimbo for AI News Page
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