Re:Horses: AI progress is steady. Human equivalence is sudden
by odo1242 on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @12:32AM
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Well, keep in mind students at UCLA at 1967 were probably among the most wealthy in the country. A lot more average people at UCLA nowadays. Of course being financially well off wouldn't be the most important thing if you were already financially well off.
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Re:Horses: AI progress is steady. Human equivalence is sudden
by somenameforme on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @03:18AM
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Interesting question that the study can also answer, because it also asked about parental income!
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1966 Median Household Income = $7400 [1].
51% of students in the $0-9999 bracket
Largest chunk of students (33%) in $6k-$9999 bracket.
Percent of students from families earning at least 2x median = 23%
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2015 Median Household Income = $57k [1].
65% of students came from families earning more than $60k.
Largest chunk of students (18%) in $100k-$150k bracket.
Percent of students from families earning at least 2x median = 44%
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So I think it's fairly safe to say that the average student at UCLA today comes from a significantly wealthier family than in 1966.
[1] - https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1967/demo/p60-05...