[hearsathought]

> I use Opus 4.6 all day long and this is not my experience at all.

It's not the experience of anyone who uses AI. People have put these AI through freshman level college CS courses and the results weren't impressive at all.

> these sort of technically-light puff pieces are pretty tiresome and reflect poorly on the people who author and promote them.

These people tend to be invested heavily in AI. That's the commonality tying them all together - AI grift. They'll say anything for more money.

So for AI appears to be a useful tool that requires a bit of hand holding. Nothing more. Maybe things will change and AGI is right around the corner.