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Users struggle to differentiate AI models in blind test

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A Reddit user conducted an experiment to see if everyday people could distinguish between various AI models. Participants were led to believe they were using a limited-time free version of ChatGPT, while in reality, they interacted with a range of local models including Qwen and Gemma variants. The experiment revealed that users noticed a decline in quality with smaller models, with complaints arising for those at the 9B parameter level and below. Participants generally preferred responses from Gemma models and found that larger models sometimes appeared to "think too much." AI

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Users struggle to differentiate AI models in blind test

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