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AI Industry Convinced Sam Altman’s Twitter Is the Rosetta Stone for Secret Model Codenames

In a world where AI enthusiasts derive life’s meaning from deciphering cryptic tweets, the tech community is abuzz over a mysterious AI model rumored to outthink GPT-4o. This enigmatic piece of software, currently hanging out incognito in something called the LMSYS Chatbot Arena, is allegedly besting known models at the kind of reasoning one usually only expects after a couple of espressos.

The whispers around Silicon Valley and beyond suggest that THIS could finally be the long-anticipated Q* model from OpenAI, the stuff of rumor, legend, and late-night programming marathons. But here’s the kicker: these speculations are as grounded as Bigfoot sightings, hinging on Sam Altman’s penchant for posting seemingly mundane fruit photos online.

Enter Exhibit A: Altman’s recent tweet featuring a picture of a strawberry. While most of us see a fruit ready to be dunked in chocolate, AI sleuths saw… revelation. “Of course, ‘Strawberry’ is obviously the codename for this new super-smart AI model,” said TechnoPatriot123, a prolific Reddit user whose online alias undoubtedly assures us of their credibility. “The strawberry is as red as our future with this new AI,” they added, probably while adjusting their tinfoil hat.

Testers who’ve gotten a peek at this shadowy AI claim its powers of reasoning rival that of the Greek philosophers if Plato chewed on silicon instead of Socratic irony. Among them, a tester who only goes by the handle “DeepThinker” said, “This AI’s logical prowess nearly prompted me to change my career to interpretive dance. It’s astounding.”

Fueling the fire, Altman has not yet issued any denial that he’s secretly cooking up a sentient fruit basket of AI models — each fruit holding its own cryptography. The tech titan remains silent on whether we should also be expecting tweets of bananas and kiwis, leading to new levels of AI speculation — “Exactly what kind of genius is he toying with us!” demanded a tech blog titled, “Is This Even Real Life?”.

Meanwhile, industry competitors like Anthropic and Meta are left to either catch up or start trawling through farmer’s markets for their own produce-themed breakthroughs. Observers predict that this model, if it exists beyond fevered speculation, could lead to sweeping changes — or at least give rise to a new line of over-priced home assistant devices resembling fruit bowls.

An anonymous insider from OpenAI told us via a series of winks and suspiciously loud throat clearings, “Once you taste this model, you’ll know. It’s the crème de la crème of context generation. All I’m saying is: keep your eyes peeled.”

So, whether this is a momentous leap in AI innovation or just another strawberry-shaped red herring, one thing is certain: stay tuned to Altman’s Twitter feed if you want a forecast of the next techno-fruit salad hitting the shelves of innovation.