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LLM Model Swap Exposes Hidden Architectural Weaknesses
Switching from GPT-4o-mini to GPT-5-mini in a Codenames AI game caused unexpected validation failures, revealing brittle prompt contracts and validators. The new model's outputs violated invariants that had been stable for months, forcing a rethinking of the system's architecture. The experience highlights how model changes can stress-test software design beyond simple performance metrics.
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The article underscores that swapping AI models can surface deep-seated architectural assumptions, not just latency or cost trade-offs.
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