'Models Get Dumber as Usage Goes Up' — the Recurring Degradation Theory Resurfaces

ctjlewis · x · 2026-09-21

Under a meme quote-tweet, a user revived the recurring claim that models get dumber as usage climbs until a new datacenter comes online: "If one person used Fable, it'll blow your socks off. Divided by millions, it starts to suck." The theory remains unconfirmed by any vendor, but it's a staple of AI-community discourse about quality fluctuations under load.

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