Prediction: model version numbers will disappear as models evolve seamlessly
stochasticchasm · x · 2026-10-29
A forwarded take predicts that one day we'll simply stop suffixing model names with version numbers — models have become seamlessly evolving entities, and discretizing their progression is becoming too much friction. Paired with a classic movie meme.
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