Non-Linear Steepness of Capability Boundary

As a system approaches a physical, cognitive, or structural limit, further improvement encounters exponential resistance. In practice: data-driven systems (such as AI) can approach human performance on quantifiable, repeatable tasks; but on complex diagnostics requiring ad-hoc reasoning, cross-domain integration, and real-time judgment, the performance gap widens sharply—even as input data volume and model parameters continue to grow.

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