# Bad Influence story: Will Depue offers $100k bet against weight-space editing hype

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-10 23:40. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/38fccac6-347a-44e7-a1b8-7e5536192a7c

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Latest update (11-10 23:40): Will Depue bets $100k that weight-space results are overblown

Overview: Will Depue, posting on X on November 10, 2026, offers a $100k bet that weight-space results are overhyped. He is responding to Shiv Kampani, who predicted that within six months no one would post-train LLMs under 100B parameters and everyone would use weight-space editing instead. The report does not state the terms of the bet or whether Kampani accepted it.

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1. 11-10 23:40 · will depue · [Will Depue bets $100k that weight-space results are overblown](https://badinfluence.news/items/pxx6gegyvc168yg4prf1cw66x)
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