Now also includes GitHub contributors and Claude users
iamtrask · x · 2026-08-22
Adding to the previous observation, the author notes that the composition of AI models ("the object in the mirror") now also includes GitHub contributors and Claude code users. This reflects that open-source codebases and usage data from specific coding assistants are becoming significant parts of model training.
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