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Re:Total monthly number of StackOverflow questions over time by shermantanktop on Saturday January 03, 2026 @08:31PM (#46483841)
You can save an open source + open weights model, which is frozen in time. That’s still very useful for some things but lacks knowledge of current data.

So we’ll end up with a choice of low-performing stale models or high-performing enshittified models which know about more current information.

Re:Total monthly number of StackOverflow questions over time by esafak on Saturday January 03, 2026 @08:44PM (#46483929)
Open source models get updated all the time. You'd only be a few months behind.
Re:Total monthly number of StackOverflow questions over time by shermantanktop on Saturday January 03, 2026 @08:49PM (#46483951)
Direct enshittification is intentional and wouldn’t affect open models.

Indirect pollution via AI slop in the input and the same content manipulation mechanisms as SEO hacking is still a threat for open models.