A language model genealogy chart built with Opus sparks debate over ignoring Chinese models
therotobo · x · 2026-10-19
The author, sick in bed, spent the night using Opus to build a "how did we get here" language model genealogy chart inspired by lem's golem xiv piece, tracing the heroic age of language modeling. A reply criticizes the chart for giving Hermes a full branch while relegating the entire Chinese market to a sidenote — a Western POV. The chart itself is a useful reference for model lineage.
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