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let none say 'model collapse'

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/06/openai-chatgpt-goes-goblin-mode-let-none-say-model-collapse/ - blog post 

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Sources:

• I was wondering why my claw suddenly became a goblin with codex 5.5 https://x.com/TaraViswanathan/status/2048992206711927100
• i was just asking about camera equipment https://x.com/AndyAyrey/status/2047956630676095280
• codex/codex-rs/models-manager/models.json https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/main/codex-rs/models-manager/models.json#L55
• Where the goblins came from https://openai.com/index/where-the-goblins-came-from/
• What should we work on in argon? https://x.com/sama/status/2049241518540808440

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• The AI centipede: model collapse happens fast https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/07/25/the-ai-centipede-model-collapse-happens-fast/
• Generative AI runs on gambling addiction — just one more prompt, bro! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWngvJnoPJA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Claude Code codebase is leaked https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/01/claude-code-codebase-is-leaked/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpkyF-ugVq4&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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