Today AI Trends on Reddit — 22/09/2026

Today AI Trends on Reddit — 22/09/2026

Top 8 posts across 8 AI / homelab subreddits — 22/09/2026.

• OpenAI solved 100 open problems in math (r/singularity · 897 pts · 390 comments)
  The post says OpenAI solved 100 open problems in math. Commenters mention Edward Witten and an internal model named Bel that Sam Altman reportedly said many at OpenAI consider AGI and more capable than GPT-6 Astra.
• Clarification on the Qwen-image-2.1 license (r/LocalLLaMA · 705 pts · 126 comments)
  This r/LocalLLaMA discussion shares a link to an X post from QwenDevs offering clarification on the Qwen-image-2.1 license. The Reddit body contains no further explanation, terms, or details from the linked statement.
• Open AI robotics hiring is surging up and fast (r/singularity · 570 pts · 94 comments)
  The post notes OpenAI robotics hiring is surging quickly. The OP says OpenAI shut down its original robotics division in 2020, so this looks like a re-entry, and calls humanoids and physical AI the next big race among OpenAI, Tesla, Figure, and Google DeepMind.
• Any idea how this pose would be called and how to prompt it in Pony/ILL? (r/StableDiffusion · 542 pts · 130 comments)
  A user asks how to name and prompt a specific pose in Pony and Illustrious, wanting a rear view. They ruled out wariza and frog pose, got 2 accurate generations out of 20 using kneeling flat while seated on a bed, and may build a LoRA from 10 to 15 images.
• ZCode is now open source (r/LocalLLaMA · 534 pts · 110 comments)
  The post announces ZCode is now open source after reported security issues were addressed, linking to github.com/zai-org/ZCode. The repo includes a desktop app, web workspace, backend, Agent CLI, and runtime; the official statement apologizes, promises vulnerability reporting rewards, and says referenced code data was not retained or used for training.
• 16GB (and in many cases 12GB) is the max vram most people will ever reasonably have (r/LocalLLaMA · 502 pts · 405 comments)
  The OP argues 16GB is the practical VRAM ceiling for most people, and 12GB is a luxury in much of the world, since 24GB and high-end Macs, Strix Halo, and dgspark setups are too expensive. They say agentic coding is now feasible on 16GB with Qwen 27B quants.
• How it feels watching prices go up (r/LocalLLaMA · 444 pts · 84 comments)
  A Funny post about watching hardware prices rise. Commenters discuss price increases, with one saying two Sparks bought a month ago went up by 600 each, and another recalling buying a first 3090 in 2019 for gaming.
• Impressive SVG animation made by Opus 5.5 (zero shot) (r/singularity · 440 pts · 83 comments)
  A video post highlights an impressive zero-shot SVG animation made by Opus 5.5, credited to AndrewOnXYZ on X. The Reddit poster says it was not made by them and gives no further technical details.