Small Qwen3-4B model retrained to drop AI clichés: shown on Show HN

On Oct 19, 2026, Show HN featured Qwen3-4B, retrained to avoid characteristic AI clichés. The base is Alibaba's model with 4 billion parameters.

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October 19, 2026

On Oct 19, 2026, Show HN featured Qwen3-4B, retrained to avoid characteristic AI clichés. The base is Alibaba's model with 4 billion parameters.

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02OpenAI, Anthropic and Google API keys stolen from OpenCode Console: 1.4% of users affectedOctober 19
03One session hands out edits to subagents: OpenCode learns to create and delete worktreesOctober 19
04GitHub Copilot removes 6 models from most modes: GPT-5.4, Grok 4.5 and Gemini 3.7 Flash12:27 AM