The Crack in the Paint

A Simulation of Iterative Model Degradation

When AI regenerates its own output repeatedly — training on synthetic data rather than human input — quality degrades. Each iteration compounds small errors until reality dissolves into noise. This simulation visualizes that process.

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How this works: Each generation applies geometric transformations, color shifts, and noise that compound exponentially — mimicking how model errors cascade when AI trains on its own output. In real model collapse: errorn+1 ≈ errorn × (1 + ε), where ε > 0 compounds silently.

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