What is Model Generation?
One big step in a family of models, usually marked by a new major version number. Each one tends to shift what is possible, so work built around today's limits can expire within a generation or two.

gen 4 → gen 5 · past the old best
A new model generation usually means…
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In real work
The PM sorted the roadmap into items that get better with each model generation and items that only patch today's weaknesses, and put most of the budget behind the first group.
In the illustration
The old engine block slides out on its rail and the next generation slides in. On the first pull, the power needle sweeps past the chalk line that marked the old block's best.
Sort these features in your model: gets better with the next model generation, breaks with it, or stops mattering. Flag any we should stop investing in now.
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