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Jev author explains why a zero-shot classifier went viral

willdepue reflects on Jev's popularity: it is essentially a zero-shot classifier but with near-frontier judgment, and he wonders which other old ML ideas are worth reviving.

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@willdepueArchived 2026.09.22Originally posted 2026.09.22

will depue @willdepueOriginally posted 2026.09.22

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i've been surprised at the response to Jev, but it makes sense in retrospect. sure it's just a classifier but it's a zero shot classifier with frontier-ish intelligence. i'm surprised someone hadn't built it before. i wonder what other old ML ideas are also worth rescuing

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