What Is 'Model Collapse'? An Expert Explains the Rumors About an Impending AI Doom

Artificial intelligence prophets and newsmongers are forecasting the end of the generative AI hype, with talk of an impending catastrophic "model collapse." But how realistic are these predictions? And what is model collapse anyway? Discussed in 2023, but popularized more recently, "model collapse" refers to a hypothetical scenario where future AI systems get progressively dumber […]