Borges' cartographers and the tacit skill of reading LM output

galsapir 38 points 10 comments April 11, 2026
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gaythread

From the bio: i’m a researcher (working in healthcare). I try to consume content — books, papers, posts, podcasts, whatever — and started writing to figure out what I actually think about it all. This is writing from the edge of understanding. Hopefully, less about “here’s what I know” and more about “here’s what I’m trying to work out.” Rough edges included.

operatingthetan

Not going to read something where the author can't do the basic courtesy to the reader of using capitalization.

tyrust

Nice piece. Right now the skills you describe are definitely relevant. At work I'm regularly reviewing smelly changes, both from my own agents and others'. I'm wonder if this smell will always be present or if it will go away entirely, leaving the smell detector skills irrelevant.

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