Do Models Favor Custom Code? Dev Speculates on Data Collection Intent
gaganghotra_ · x · 2026-08-20
A developer noticed that various models frequently recommend building custom Shopify apps via code instead of suggesting existing plugins when addressing e-commerce needs. They speculate this might be intentional, with labs guiding users to generate code to collect English-to-code token pairs for improving model capabilities.
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