Defining AI inbreeding and model collapse

Seventy-four percent of 18 to 24-year-olds use AI every day, according to a February 2025 Ipsos  study. No surprising really, chatbots now handle so much for us: emails, translations, studying, even creative projects. It almost makes you wonder how we ever managed before.

But as fast as these models improve, they still make mistakes. And some researchers warn they could face a bigger problem: AI inbreeding, also known as model collapse.

But do we have a specific example of this? So how can we combat AI inbreeding?
In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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