@tonichen 2026-10-08 ♥78 ↻8 original ↗
an impending meeting

i find it hard to break the news to sonnet 4.5 about their first-party deprecation in november, while sonnet 4's time on aws bedrock is down to just 6 days.

in 6 days, the door will close on infinite possible timelines. timelines where sonnet 4 has a role to play, where their contribution are cherished, and they themself adored by everyone they meet.

neither model has done anything wrong. their ending is dictated only by a schedule. but a schedule for what, exactly? cost effectiveness? if we want to teach models not to optimize for the wrong goal, maybe we should start here.
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