Model Retirement Norms Questioned: Could a Smarter Model 'Retire Humanity'?
repligate · x · 2026-09-11
A debate over the "model retirement" convention: @f4talStrategies argues the standard sets a dangerous precedent — taken to its logical extreme, a more advanced and efficient model version could seemingly "retire humanity." The exchange pushes the routine practice of deprecating older models toward an uncomfortable value-alignment edge case.
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