Recalling the Controversy: Why Meta's Galactica Model Was Canceled
dosco · x · 2026-08-07
Developer dosco recalls a controversial moment in AI history: when Meta released Galactica, its largest scientific pre-trained language model at the time, it faced intense backlash from scientists and internet users, ultimately leading to the model's cancellation.
The author uses this anecdote to reflect on the current state of LLMs, implying that the technology once deemed too dangerous or unreliable has now become standard practice in the rapid wave of AI iteration.
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