mode collapse
/ˈmoʊd kəˌlæps/
converging to repetitive or generic outputs regardless of varied inputs
mode collapse in a sentence
“Mode collapse made every creative writing request produce similar clichéd stories.”
Origin of mode collapse
Latin modus manner + collapsus fallen together
Related Words
catastrophic forgetting
losing previously learned capabilities when trained on new data
repetition loop
getting stuck generating the same phrase or pattern repeatedly
context overflow
exceeding the model's context window, causing earlier content to be lost
semantic drift
subtle shifts in meaning of key terms through a conversation
overconfidence
expressing certainty beyond what the model's actual knowledge warrants
hallucination
generating plausible-sounding but factually incorrect or fabricated information