Does a Model Forget Differently When the Data Is Its Own? RL's Retention Advantage and Model Collapse Are Claims About the Same Loop, and No Study Has Measured Both
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@article{allodium:10.5281/zenodo.22945775,
title = {Does a Model Forget Differently When the Data Is Its Own? RL's Retention Advantage and Model Collapse Are Claims About the Same Loop, and No Study Has Measured Both},
author = {Mahendrakar, Pranay},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22945775},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22945775}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Does a Model Forget Differently When the Data Is Its Own? RL's Retention Advantage and Model Collapse Are Claims About the Same Loop, and No Study Has Measured Both AU - Mahendrakar, Pranay PY - 2026 DO - 10.5281/zenodo.22945775 UR - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22945775 ER -
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Pranay, M. (2026). Does a Model Forget Differently When the Data Is Its Own? RL's Retention Advantage and Model Collapse Are Claims About the Same Loop, and No Study Has Measured Both. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22945775