The tech world is buzzing about o3’s supposedly superhuman abilities in geographical location identification, with some claiming it represents our first glimpse of superintelligence. But let’s pump the brakes for a minute and examine what’s really happening here.

Working in DevOps, I’ve seen firsthand how easy it is to get caught up in the hype of new technologies. The excitement around o3’s performance in identifying locations from photographs, particularly that viral case of the Nepalese rock formation, reminds me of the early days of facial recognition when everyone thought their phone was somehow magically intelligent.