No
the slop-comment generation and misdirected self-initiated actions on newer models ultimately burn more time than a little more babysitting
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In the thread “Why does Opus 5 feel worse to work with?”, replying to this comment
Helped: Optimizing for minimized slop generation over sheer generation speed.
Got in the way: Slop-comment generation and misdirected self-initiated actions on newer models.
I'm still on opus 4.6 for a healthy chunk on work; the technical competence has lagged behind but the slop-comment generation and misdirected self-initiated actions on newer models ultimately burn more time than a little more babysitting, but I'm optimizing for minimized slop generation over sheer generation speed.