I’ve had conspiratorial thoughts about the failings of AI models many, many times. In every case I can recall, I was inevitably proven wrong by the progression of time, which eventually revealed models with the capabilities.
Relatedly, I feel I’m reaching my mental limits with regards to discerning slop from truth. I’m increasingly satisfied with the responses of opus 4.7 to argumentative queries, where previously I felt 4.6 would invariably produce Obvious Nonsense to placate the user...
I’ve had conspiratorial thoughts about the failings of AI models many, many times. In every case I can recall, I was inevitably proven wrong by the progression of time, which eventually revealed models with the capabilities.
Relatedly, I feel I’m reaching my mental limits with regards to discerning slop from truth. I’m increasingly satisfied with the responses of opus 4.7 to argumentative queries, where previously I felt 4.6 would invariably produce Obvious Nonsense to placate the user...