Anthropic's claim that 9B models can self-replicate draws mockery: 'They can barely build Flappy Bird'
rianflo · x · 2026-10-13
Citing Anthropic's report on small 9B models self-replicating, Youssofal calls the framing fear mongering, arguing a 9B model can barely build a Flappy Bird clone, let alone become sentient and write its own kernels. rianflo urges the community to speak up against this narrative now.
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