model collapse, n.Trivia

The ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Nature paper on model collapse found that text about medieval architecture, retrained over nine generations, degenerated into a list of jackrabbits.

Academic ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Jathan Sadowski nicknamed the problem "Habsburg AI," after the royal dynasty undone by inbreeding; Rice and Stanford researchers called it "Model Autophagy Disorder."