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On October 30, 2026, Box CEO Aaron Levie offered his assessment, arguing that the gap between AI frontier practitioners and everyone else is not only failing to narrow but is continuing to widen, because the AI capability curve is rising almost vertically. He pointed out that processes solidified three to six months ago may already be outdated today, that companies that completed their transformation a year ago face an even larger gap, and that AI-native companies therefore hold a clear advantage, with the pressure falling on whether large companies can keep up. On the same day, Rohan Paul quoted and commented on Levie's view, saying that the gap between those currently working at the frontier and everyone else is almost impossible to comprehend, and that this gap curve is still expanding. That evening, Ethan Mollick responded to Levie's remarks, adding that the gap between what frontier practitioners do with AI and what today's systems can actually do is growing larger, and that when properly harnessed and applied, people do not truly understand the full capabilities of today's systems.
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Ethan Mollick
Mollick: The Gap Between AI Frontier Practice and the Real Capabilities of Systems Is Widening
Ethan Mollick responded to Aaron Levie's view that the gap between frontier AI users and everyone else is widening, adding: the gap between what frontier practitioners do with AI and what today's AI can actually do is growing larger; when properly harnessed and applied, we do not truly understand the full capabilities of today's systems.
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Rohan Paul
Rohan Paul comments on the gap between the AI frontier and the general public
Rohan Paul cited Aaron Levie's view, saying that the gap between those currently working at the AI frontier and everyone else is almost incomprehensible, and that this gap curve is not converging but instead continuously widening. Levie believes the AI progress curve is nearly vertical, that processes solidified 3-6 months ago may already be outdated, and that AI-native companies therefore hold a clear advantage.
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Aaron Levie
Box CEO Aaron Levie: The Gap Between the AI Frontier and the General Public Is Accelerating
Box CEO Aaron Levie believes that the gap between AI frontier practitioners and everyone else is not narrowing but continues to widen, because the AI capability curve is rising almost vertically. He points out that processes solidified 3-6 months ago may already be outdated today, that companies which completed their transformation a year ago face an even larger gap, and that AI-native companies therefore hold a clear advantage, with the pressure falling on whether large companies can keep up.
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