A folk test for detecting model degradation: pelican on a bicycle and friends
lxfater · x · 2026-09-13
The author shares a folk method for tracking model 'degradation': have the model regularly draw three images — a pelican riding a bicycle, Sun Wukong flying a plane, and Qin Shihuang riding a polar bear — and watch output quality to observe dynamic changes in model capability.
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