Position: Model Collapse Does Not Mean What You Think

A corrective to loose uses of the phrase ‘model collapse’. The chapter keeps this nearby so a vivid metaphor does not become an excuse to overstate what the research proves.

Schaeffer, R., Kazdan, J., Arulandu, A.C., and Koyejo, S. 'Position: Model Collapse Does Not Mean What You Think.' arXiv:2503.03150, 2025.