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I find this compelling but also am wary that any number of compelling specific axis could be candidates for something like this. (Oh, I actually just found the "reactions" affordance, and realized this post wasn't about a third up/down axis - now I like it even more).
What are the pragmatics that make a standalone post a better form factor for this or that thought / argument / etc ?
Better linking indexing? More circulation or more likelihood to end up in syndicated circulation via surfacing on the frontpage at later dates?
Does anyone have thoughts on Muse Spark that they've written up? Do we have any speculations on what its good at/it's size/whether it has good/bad post-training?
I'm excited to try it on the "recommend me a book" benchmark, since it is reportedly good at that, whereas other models haven't been. Haven't gotten around to that yet, though. I'd be interested to learn if this replicates for anyone!
A lot of people have been talking about OpenAI re-instating 4o because users want sycophancy.
While OpenAI did re-instate 4o for paid users, it seems like they are trying to prevent users from using it as much as possible.
To access 4o from a plus account, one needs to:
Open settings
Click "show legacy models" button
Go to the model switcher dialogue and mouse over "legacy models"
Click on the 4o model.
This seems like intentionally dissuasive UI to me.
That being said, if I have 4o enabled and then create a new chat, the next chat will also be with 4o. (I was hoping they'd do an Anthropic style thing and make GPT-5 the default on all new chats).