"Why run DSv4.1?" "So it can make itself faster" — meme on self-optimizing kernels

TheZachMueller · x · 2026-10-25

A community meme teasing developer Thien Tran for running DeepSeek v4.1 "so it can make itself faster" — i.e., using the model to optimize its own inference kernel. The quoted post adds a kicker: gaunernst asked Claude to analyze his RTX 5090 kernel patch but got blocked on cyber-safety grounds, and plans to retry with an open-source model instead.

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