Stop Chasing the Latest AI Models: They're Rarely Worth Your Time or Money
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Ruben Circelli
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PCMagStop Chasing the Latest AI Models: They're Rarely Worth Your Time or Moneypcmag.comUnless you're coding or stress-testing benchmarks, the "latest and greatest" usually won't change how you use AI. Prior to the US government banning (and then reinstating ) it, Fable 5 was the newest and most intelligent AI model ever, crushing all benchmarks. Before Fable 5, it was Opus 4.8 in May, then GPT-5.5 in April, and then Opus …
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