I think that's an interesting question that you won't be able to get an answer for, because most new things are still not accessible to the average HN reader. I

I think that's an interesting question that you won't be able to get an answer for, because most new things are still not accessible to the average HN reader. I mean, you can look up ML research papers to see what's new, but none of that is going to seem anywhere near as impactful as ChatGPT because it's at the level of research. It's not like when the first theoretical models that make up the basis for GPT came out, people were instantly sure where we'd end up in 5 years. I'm sure people within OpenAI or other AI companies would be able to tell you of very interesting advances, but they won't do so on HN until the things are public.