20260128 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46771564#46786625

> How long before someone pitches the idea that the models explicitly almost keep solving your problem to get you to keep spending? -gtowey

On this site at least, the loyalty given to particular AI models is approximately nil. I routinely try different models on hard problems and that seems to be par. There is no room for sandbagging in this wildly competitive environment.

Slightly Wrong Solutions As A Service

By Almost Yet Not Good Enough Inc.

Worrying about this is like focusing on putting a candle out while the house is on fire