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I feel like the last 2-3 generations of models (after gpt-5.3-codex) didn't really improve much, just changed stuff around and making different tradeoffs.

• pixel_popping 6mo ago
  I disagree, it improved enormously especially at staying consistent for long-tasks, I have a task running for 32 days (400M+ tokens) via Codex and that's only since gpt-5.4
  • lowdude 6mo ago
    That’s actually crazy, what kind of task is that? And is that a recurring kind of task like some analysis, or coding related?
    • pixel_popping 6mo ago
      Coding (along with docs, tests obviously), rewriting a huge chunk of the KVM hypervisor (in Kernel 7, started in the -rc2) and KSM and other modules, can't say too much about it yet (might do an announcement in coming weeks). The coding is automated but the plan took days of manual arguing (with all models possible) prior (while doing other things during waiting times as I currently manage 70 repos for an upcoming release of our Beta). I think users really underestimate the capabilities of "AI" when using the right tooling/combinations of models and procedures (and loops), that's talking with 2 decades of dev behind me, genuinely I'm not on phase with people saying it produces slop of any kind, at this stage, it's mostly the fault of the prompter (or the prompter not having enough tokens to do mass adversarial), but clearly, I can genuinely state that the code produced is overall the SAME quality as I would by being extremely meticulous. I'm like a bot following 30+ threads concurrently, sometimes it's fun, sometimes it feels like playing casino, sometimes it's boring, but this is truly an insane era if you have the funding for it, obviously we stack many MANY accounts in rotation 24/7, equivalent in API cost by myself is about 100K$+ (a month) but we pay only a fraction of that cost thanks to the plans. PS: I have 8 monitors in front of me to manage all that (portable monitors stacked together).
      • Urahandystar 6mo ago
        Please do an update when you're ready, this sounds like madness to me so I'd love to see what the output is. Whatever it is I have to know.
        • owebmaster 6mo ago
          Typical AI psychosis. They might notice it soon or stay in this condition for months.
          • pixel_popping 6mo ago
            I don't think you really grasp the direction the world is taking or even really understand AI capabilities when it's put together to reach high automation, you might not agree or embrace it yet, but you will be joining the loop wagon, soon enough.
            • owebmaster 6mo ago
              Yeah right. Sam Altman is as high as you on this drug, but you both are going to wake up soon.
              • pixel_popping 6mo ago
                can you explain further? Most especially, why do you see AI stopping anytime soon and not getting just insanely better and better for the next decades (that is through combination of models or models alone, harnesses or whatever, that's just a technicality)? Why would I need to "wake up"?
                • owebmaster 6mo ago
                  Is what you working public? Publish it and let us know how it goes.
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  • ericpauley 6mo ago
    Has that task accomplished anything yet?
    • codemog 6mo ago
      I think the OP is in for a rude surprise when the task is “finished”.
      • hagbard_c 6mo ago
        It will go somewhat like this: “You're really not going to like it," observed Codex. "Tell us!" "All right, said Codex. "The answer to your Great Question..." "Yes...!" "Is..." said Codex, and paused. "Yes...!" "Is..." "Yes...!!!...?" "Forty-two," said Codex, with infinite majesty and calm.
        • pixel_popping 6mo ago
          I bet you've asked Codex for that joke :p
    • xp84 6mo ago
      Too soon to tell, give it a billion tokens before we make up our minds
      • pixel_popping 6mo ago
        Oh boy, you are far from what it requires, we are probably talking 3B+, but note that this is just codex, obviously codex is also doing automatic adversarial with the regular zoo (gemini-3.1-pro-preview, opus-4.6/4.7, gpt-5.3-codex, minimax-2.7, glm-5.1, mimo-2 (now 2.5) and so-on, you get the gist) :)
        • fl4regun 6mo ago
          what is that task doing???
  • r_lee 6mo ago
    ...what? what kind of a task are you running?