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Published by Amp News (ampcode.com) (T1 source). The original is at https://ampcode.com/news/who-cares-about-the-model.

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Amp shipped a 'Dial' interface that abstracts model choice by tying it to task difficulty, then silently changed the default from Claude Opus 4.8 to GPT-5.6. Despite the swap, 69% of users never touched the default and 93% adopted the Dial; they argue model differences are now small relative to task framing, context, and review.

Firsthand production telemetry showing users do not notice silent model swaps when effort level is the primary control. Reframes model choice as a curator's job rather than the user's.

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