AI model releases questioned for sustainability and novelty

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A user on Mastodon expresses skepticism about AI companies announcing new models. They question whether these releases are genuinely novel or simply combinations of existing models with increased computational resources. The user suggests this practice is economically and environmentally unsustainable in the long run. AI

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IMPACT Raises questions about the true innovation and long-term viability of current AI development practices.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an opinion piece questioning the nature and sustainability of AI model releases.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-05-21 07:38

Every time an # AI company says they release a new model, I wonder whether this is actually true or if they just daisy-chain existing models, increase compute c

Every time an # AI company says they release a new model, I wonder whether this is actually true or if they just daisy-chain existing models, increase compute costs and package that as a new 'product'. After awhile, costs are shifted over to the user and the cycle repeats. But su…

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Every time an # AI company says they release a new model, I wonder whether this is actually true or if they just daisy-chain existing models, increase compute c

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