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[−]ziofill · 2026-08-30 Sun 09:05 UTC · link
That’s a fair question, but it seems that it’s not yet necessary. See here

https://dylancastillo.co/posts/pelicanmaxxing.html

https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/22/

[−]stymaar · 2026-08-30 Sun 15:50 UTC · link
I don't think this argument is a good one though, as it would be quite natural for a lab rhat want to macimize the performance of their model on the pelican bench to train it for “text-to-svg simple image generation” rather than just “pelicans on bicycle”.