>long time ago

This is an incredible statement to make about a field that no one was talking about 24 months ago, a family of SOTA models that didn't exist until 8 months ago, and a family of small local models that didn't exist 6 months ago. But sure, give up hope after the first generation of a model family doesn't impress you.

People seem to forget how incredibly early we are in this whole thing. The fact that so much progress has been made in such a short amount of time should make everyone super excited!