Fine-tuned fake knowledge collapses in one epoch, pre-trained knowledge fades far slower

_vztu · x · 2026-10-17

Thread entry 4 (pitfall 2): most benchmarks inject fake identities via fine-tuning then unlearn them; that knowledge collapses within one epoch, while real pre-trained knowledge (faces, landmarks) fades far more slowly on both LLaVA-1.5 and Qwen3-VL.

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