Author Slams the Stagnation of the Current Model Ecosystem
_xjdr · x · 2026-07-13
While acknowledging that frontier models have made their daily work more efficient, the author argues that the current state of the industry is "terrible".
Their main criticisms include:
- Reasoning tokens are invisible and non-interactive to users
- Closed-source systems exploit this black-box billing model
- Random classifiers and data retention policies persist
- Models are deliberately nerfed for the sake of "safety"
They believe the progress curve has stalled because the industry and users tolerate these conditions, and that real change requires continuous pressure from open-weight models.
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