[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":87},["ShallowReactive",2],{"mdc-gb45ob-key":3},{"data":4,"body":5},{},{"type":6,"children":7},"root",[8,16,21,26,31,36,41,46,82],{"type":9,"tag":10,"props":11,"children":12},"element","p",{},[13],{"type":14,"value":15},"text","Overfitting in LLMs is not as problematic as everyone claims. Here are my predictions for 2026:",{"type":9,"tag":10,"props":17,"children":18},{},[19],{"type":14,"value":20},"Think about how we learn. What is overfit learning if not our school grading system? We teach in a highly specific way, expecting students to apply exact techniques to a test. We all follow this pattern for at least 15 years of our lives.",{"type":9,"tag":10,"props":22,"children":23},{},[24],{"type":14,"value":25},"The hope is that by applying the same formulas repeatedly, some will eventually discover how to actually learn and find the techniques that work for them, whether that's singing a math formula or rewriting a whiteboard three times.",{"type":9,"tag":10,"props":27,"children":28},{},[29],{"type":14,"value":30},"Humanity has almost always taught and learned this way. It is nearly impossible to avoid overfitting in AI when we haven't even discovered a better way for ourselves.",{"type":9,"tag":10,"props":32,"children":33},{},[34],{"type":14,"value":35},"This overfit learning has brought us a society of specialized jobs, and that will hold true for AI as well. If I were to bet on anything for 2026, it would be the rise of specialized models.",{"type":9,"tag":10,"props":37,"children":38},{},[39],{"type":14,"value":40},"Models won't just get larger; they will get smaller and more specialized in specific techniques or tasks. If a task is in high demand by the community, there will surely be a model dedicated to it.",{"type":9,"tag":10,"props":42,"children":43},{},[44],{"type":14,"value":45},"Consider these examples:",{"type":9,"tag":47,"props":48,"children":49},"ul",{},[50,62,72],{"type":9,"tag":51,"props":52,"children":53},"li",{},[54,60],{"type":9,"tag":55,"props":56,"children":57},"strong",{},[58],{"type":14,"value":59},"Chat Specialists",{"type":14,"value":61},": This is the most obvious case. We will see models with pre-built actions and high accuracy specifically for Sales or Customer Success.",{"type":9,"tag":51,"props":63,"children":64},{},[65,70],{"type":9,"tag":55,"props":66,"children":67},{},[68],{"type":14,"value":69},"Assessment Resolvers",{"type":14,"value":71},": As benchmarking for AI and humans becomes more common, we'll see specialist models designed to navigate diverse question types, incorporating images, complex math, and multi-choice logic.",{"type":9,"tag":51,"props":73,"children":74},{},[75,80],{"type":9,"tag":55,"props":76,"children":77},{},[78],{"type":14,"value":79},"AI Reviewers",{"type":14,"value":81},": We are currently overwhelmed by reviews for everything: films, PC boards, best smartphones. AI can perform this flawlessly, provided it has the right context and direction to create a high-quality critique.",{"type":9,"tag":10,"props":83,"children":84},{},[85],{"type":14,"value":86},"In what other areas do you think AI will become a specialist?",1788360944938]