Why AI Models Are Collapsing and Future Impact

What Exactly Is Model Collapse?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, such as GPT-4, are initially trained on vast amounts of human-generated data. This data, often scraped from the internet, reflects the complexity of human language and behavior. However, when newer AI models are trained using data produced by earlier AI versions, they fall into a pattern of self-referencing, which leads to model collapse. Simply put, the AI begins to learn from its past outputs, leading to a degradation in quality—much like making a copy of a copy.