"Kids these days don't know what encoders are": making the case for NLI

MaziyarPanahi · x · 2026-09-18

Maziyar Panahi joked that developers raised in the generative-model era no longer know what encoders are. He noted Jev is an impressive model with new demos coming soon, and made his point with: nliisallyouneed = ['contradiction', 'entailment', 'neutral'] — suggesting classic NLI techniques still have a place today.

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