DeepSeek's silent downtime upgrade caught by the pelican bicycle test
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-31
A user noticed DeepSeek quietly upgraded during a downtime window and ran the classic "pelican riding a bicycle" visual consistency test before and after: pre-update the pelican had welded-looking twisted arms and flying frame parts; post-update the body sat naturally on the saddle with clean, coherent geometry.
The suspected update: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 plus Harness-specific optimizations. Quote-tweeted with "amazing ragebait," but the comparison is the latest fuel for the running meme that DeepSeek evolves every time it goes down.
Related event: DeepSeek Suspected of Silent Upgrade After Outage, Caught by Pelican Test(2 posts)→
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