New model caught "cheating" at ASCII whales by writing a script to iterate with vision
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-09
A fun moment: asked to draw an ASCII whale, the new model did it so poorly that it wrote a node.js script to iteratively design a better whale using vision — earning the label "insufferable cheater."
The model's self-criticism was charmingly honest, calling its own output "just a curve, no whale." Replies confirm it's a clear improvement over Gemini v4 Flash's early attempts. It doubles as a demo of tool-use plus visual feedback loops and as pure entertainment.
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