Public users may have access to cutting-edge AI technology perhaps only 3 to 6 months behind what is in the labs.
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Reasoning
The gap between lab and public models depends on internal lab models that are not publicly known.
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Demis Hassabis, “Public users may have access to cutting-edge AI technology perhaps only 3 to 6 months behind what is in the labs.” (said 10 April 2026). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_96723bfb0982, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_96723bfb0982
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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