
AI models collapse when trained on recursively generated data
Ilia Shumailov, Zakhar Shumaylov, Yiren Zhao, Nicolas Papernot, Ross Anderson, Yarin Gal
University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University of Toronto
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Ilia Shumailov, Zakhar Shumaylov, Yiren Zhao, Nicolas Papernot, Ross Anderson, Yarin Gal
University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University of Toronto

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