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Car Wash Test on 53 leading AI models: "I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?" (opper.ai)
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Screenshot of this question was making the rounds last week. But this article covers testing against all the well-known models out there.

Also includes outtakes on the 'reasoning' models.

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[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It's overhyped in many areas, but it is undeniably improving. The real question is: will it "snowball" by improving itself in a positive feedback loop? If it does, how much snow covered slope is in front of it for it to roll down?

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I think its far more likely to degrade itself in a feedback loop.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

It's already happening. GPT 5.2 is noticeably worse than previous versions.

It's called model collapse.

[–] Zos_Kia@jlai.lu 2 points 4 hours ago

To clarify : model collapse is a hypothetical phenomenon that has only been observed in toy models under extreme circumstances. This is not related in any way to what is happening at OpenAI.

OpenAI made a bunch of choices in their product design which basically boil down to "what if we used a cheaper, dumber model to reply to you once in a while".