# Competent AI Has Arrived by Emad Mostaque > "Opus 5.5 is a genuinely pleasant model to use, with a massive internal space of knowledge and an understanding of taste. I would say this is the first truly competent model, and that is what drives systems like Muse. Competent AI has now arrived." > **— Emad Mostaque**, *MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording or publication:** [MOONSHOTS Live at 35:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk7hdOwJj4&t=2112s) — The poster preserves the complete source object used in the research dossier; square brackets or ellipses, when present, are visible editorial repairs inherited from the reconciled source record. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/Jensen Pushes Back on Doomers Moonshots Live|Jensen Pushes Back on Doomers Moonshots Live]] — preserves transcript order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions, and the surrounding argument from which this Reminder was promoted. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Emad Mostaque|Emad Mostaque]] - [[wiki/Competent Intelligence|Competent Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Opus 5.5 is a genuinely pleasant model to use, with a massive internal space of knowledge and an understanding of taste. I would say this is the first truly competent model, and that is what drives systems like Muse. Competent AI has now arrived." — Emad Mostaque, MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-emad-mostaque-competent-ai-has-arrived ```