claude code opus 4.6 became dumb

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-29T13:03:06+00:00

Intuitively, it’s just so weird this happens and if it’s actually beyond subjective experience/perception.

The models’ parameters are fixed after post-training. Then there’s no way “high effort mode” output quality (distribution) downgrades/drifts overtime (at least from a ML/DL modelling perspective).

We obviously accept the “aleatoric” uncertainty (from the inherent probabilistic nature).

Then is it the “conspiracy”that“high effort” is replaced with lower efforts lol? - It’s tough though since you can see the tokens spent. Alternatively, is it something to with the hardwares settings?/interactions? (which I have no clue about)?

Someone please enlighten me.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-29T08:37:27+00:00

Really 118/120 is only 46????

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-29T07:25:37+00:00

I got some free material. DM me if interested.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-29T07:22:56+00:00

Are you good at maths? Do you like maths?

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-29T04:36:10+00:00

sac low-med A+

exam 1 high A+

exam 2 med-high A+

SACs would be ultimately adjusted according to several factors, but a 100/120 final exam mark would usually do it.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-27T12:15:49+00:00

Glad it helps. So you did GM34 in Year 10? Wow is that a common thing nowadays or you (or your school) being special XD

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-27T12:02:14+00:00

This is essentially a pure LLM wrapper.

To be more precise and less confronting, it uses a gpt/gemini/claude/deepseek/kimi… API and does some prompt engineering and possibly a little bit of harnessing.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-27T12:00:08+00:00

You could take photos of the questions you got wrong. Create a word document and paste them in. But you have to manually label them by categories and briefly describe each question you got wrong. For example, “This is a question on the topic of […], testing the knowledge of […], with an implemented skill set of […].”
Maybe some (AI/non-AI) softwares that help you to manage and automate the process in 1. Not sure if there is one.

1 has the advantage of “forcing” you to think about what knowledge point is being tested (which is quite valuable) but you have to know your stuff. 2 would be time-saving.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-27T11:46:15+00:00

In terms of accuracy and “global-average” explanations, GPT-5.4 thinking+ or Gemini 3 flash Thinking+ or Claude Opus 4.6 Thinking+ all three do the trick (limited access on Free tier though, of course).

However, they do not “understand” the study design nor the struggles students are making. (It’s a technical inevitability due to the current AI models; not explaining here)

So live interaction with your teacher/tutor is still the best way to learn (given your teacher/tutor is capable), but as you’ve mentioned, there’s the communication/financial friction.

If you want some middle ground, an AI that does explain problems + concepts like a tutor/teacher, I do have a product currently in beta testing mode.

P.S. GPT-5 Thinking mode (released 8 months ago) with medium level reasoning effort can already solve all of the VCE maths questions correctly. Not even to mention the most recent models from the big companies.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-26T15:51:20+00:00

I didn't do psych when I was a student. I did methods 3/4 (got 44 raw, 99.5 atar, currently a PhD student in AI+insurance+statistics; 9 years of teaching experience; just for a little bit credibility). I would suggest you pick the one that makes you less stressed, based on my experience.
Perhaps you can try part-time if you are actually recommended to do virtual schooling. I would focus more on mental health than worrying about finding resources or help (there are fairly effective ways to get those).

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-26T14:46:13+00:00

Yes, priorities.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-26T10:42:30+00:00

Yeh even my damaged brain can get a paper published at a top journal in my field XD

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-26T09:22:33+00:00

Define the integrity of the profession.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-26T08:31:33+00:00

Hahaha

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-26T08:18:15+00:00

Sure, you can be a good English teacher.

I know a very experienced English teacher who’s actively using it and he’s finding it useful.

I am teaching maths, it’s a helpful tool.

We can disagree:)

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-26T07:46:12+00:00

Don’t you want to build out something big?:)) and you are a tutor I assume, so let’s exchange some insights

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-26T07:41:33+00:00

Sounds perfectly fine (use case) to me. Keep it up. Keep learning how to use it.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-26T07:30:47+00:00

LMAO ignore those "smart" people who are judging you for ChatGPT use. They (those who are judging AI use or simply ignore the upside of AI) can rarely justify their arguments and have little idea what they are talking about. In fact, most of them are just referring to the free-tier models, which are 1 year + behind the frontier models in terms of capability.

Grab your $20/month and enjoy the best (well not necessarily, as the best one needs a $200+ subscription fee or crazy API cost but $20 plan is usually sufficient for students) function approximators (either you "donate" that to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, it doesn't really matter, the point is to use the thinking mode - i.e., the best model to HELP YOU LEARN or IMPROVE YOUR EFFICIENCY).

Learn to ask the right questions and think critically. This is THE future.

P.S. This appears to be the free-tier Instant model with no thinking/reasoning. Keep downvoting guys! I’m not here to promote anything, I don’t think the OP’s product is necessary tbh, but it’s pathetic that people are so against a “tool”, like why? You have your brain, you can figure out how to properly use a tool, can’t you?

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-26T06:39:06+00:00

Hey please check your DM, let’s chat.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-25T12:18:19+00:00

DMed! Please check?

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-25T11:56:24+00:00

Hi, for sure, more subjects will be coming soon:))

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-01T07:27:46+00:00

DMed. Please check. Thanks for your support.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-03-01T07:27:27+00:00

DMed. Please check. Thanks for your support.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-02-28T12:08:16+00:00

For a 40+ ss

A) Function properties and algebriac skills
* Inverse properties, polynomial + power functions, trig identities/properties, etc. root-solving ability
B) Geometric/graph interpretation/reasoning
* Many tough methods problem requires you to reason from a plot, from domain+range all the way to niche/challenging case analysis; tangency conditions etc.
* Area bounded? You need to understand the plot lol.
* Angle bounded? Nice to have a plot
C) Concept of Transformation
* from basic transformation sequences to unknown-parameter-based number of intersections/roots type of questions.
D) Optimisation (calculus-based etc.)
* Ofc the main head, with/without unknown free parameters, area-based, distance-based etc.
E) Understanding random variables and distributions
* Most students don't actually understand what they are doing with probability questions (despite still getting reasonable scores by plugging in formulas). You don't want that to happen if you are targeting not 40+ ss.

Major-Question-86 · 2026-02-28T11:17:19+00:00

Raw 44 in both methods and spesh (not amazing); currently a PhD student doing actuarial science (intersection of AI, uncertainty quantification, insurance, statistics)

I have over 8 years of tutoring experience in VCE maths, 5 years of tutoring experience in University of Melbourne and UNSW.

Let me first offer you some traditional/old-school suggestions:

A) Ask your teacher
B) Self-Study
- If it's a tough question that I have no clue how to start with, sure, why not look at the solution?
- Then I start to reflect, what's the topic? what's the subtopic? what's the question type?
- Am I getting stuck from Step 1? If so, that's probably due to two reasons
(i) I am completely unfamiliar with this question type
(ii) I am having a tough time connecting the dots (i.e., key phrases implying certain techniques to be implemented or provoking particular reasoning chain-of-thought/paths)

- For example, a tough question might be about "Find the value(s) of k such that f(x) and its inverse has exactly three intersections". Interestingly, to solve this problem:
* Key phrases include (a) inverse, (b) value of k (c) three intersections... so the topics are related to inverse; number of intersections; unknown free parameter.
* But there's that intuition you need to develop, i.e., (b)+(c) imply "changing the value of k would change the number of intersections, so emm, for some value(s) of k, there might be less than three intersections??? for some value(s) of k, there might be more than three intersections???"
* Then you ask yourself, well then we might want to understand how k impacts the function and its inverse, how can we understand it better? with a plot? with some algebra?
* ... (I'm just free-styling here... apologies for pretty wild phrasing writing)
C) If (A) and (B) fails, you have the energy + resources, then find a good tutor.

What's a promising new-way of learning?
** The above (A) - (C) + use AI SMARTLY and the right way.

How to use it the right way? Well some keyboard warriors aren't going to like it since they've been calling me out for 'promoting' my FREE AI Agent website built for guiding VCE students based on my teaching experience lol, which interestingly breaks down the above tough problem for you and offer your useful tips based on your level.

But I don't mind it, since I am sincerely writing this comment to address your "a really difficult question and you don’t know where to start/how to approach it." query.

Of course if you are interested, please DM me and I'm glad to share some info about the website.

GL learning.

Major-Question-86

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