"Nerf"ing models isn't real in the vast majority of reported cases. Benchmarks like this or the 100 other "let's see if nerfing is real" copies would have shown it by now if it was.
I made a graphic to explain why people feel like the models get nerfed:
The idea is that new models can handle up to a certain level of complexity, at which point they fall apart. Every new model can handle more complexity, so there's a wonderful time upon release when you feel like you can do anything, only for you to hit the complexity ceiling a few days later when you saturate it. Rinse and repeat for the next model.
Off topic for sure, but why do people insist on using X/Twitter in this day and age?
The majority of people are not on it, and the links are gated by a ton of toxic dark patterns and horrible UX trying to force people to sign up or log in.
I try to click on the image to enlarge and make the text readable, and I'm greeted with a login screen instead of a larger image.
There is an absolutely massive tech community on Twitter and its by far the place to get real time updates on tech news (yes - better than HN). It isn't all a far right cess pit and that is easy to avoid by just using the following tab
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I made a graphic to explain why people feel like the models get nerfed:
<a href="https://x.com/thesilenceturns/status/2103551351825543610" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/thesilenceturns/status/2103551351825543610
The idea is that new models can handle up to a certain level of complexity, at which point they fall apart. Every new model can handle more complexity, so there's a wonderful time upon release when you feel like you can do anything, only for you to hit the complexity ceiling a few days later when you saturate it. Rinse and repeat for the next model.
sspiff · · focus · HN ↗
The majority of people are not on it, and the links are gated by a ton of toxic dark patterns and horrible UX trying to force people to sign up or log in.
I try to click on the image to enlarge and make the text readable, and I'm greeted with a login screen instead of a larger image.
stratos123 · · focus · HN ↗
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