paper · Ilia Shumailov · tradition:
machine-learning
Model collapse: models trained on data produced by earlier models degrade across generations as the tails of the distribution are lost. The mechanism behind Ch 11’s claim that objective capture is self-reinforcing across model generations.
The book’s stance. cited in Ch 11 for the self-reinforcing dynamic of objective capture and manufactured content in the training corpus.
Availability. Cited by reference; no local copy held in the repo.
Where this is cited in the book
- Ch 11 — AI as a New Kind of Node
- Capture Taxonomy (interlude)