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Frontier Intelligence Should Leave Something Behind
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Dev.to | Sep 13, 2026 | Jesse Gamble
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A frontier model changes that starting point. If the task changes frequently, a frontier model may remain simpler and better. Sometimes that capability will still be frontier reasoning. Frontier intelligence should be concentrated at the frontier I still want the most capable models I can access. Some local substitutes may be worse enough that frontier models remain the correct answer.
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