LLMs can create mip-mapped text pyramids.

· Bits and Bobs 2/9/26
  • LLMs can create mip-mapped text pyramids.
    • In games, mip-mapping is when you create multiple levels of detail of a graphic asset to be swapped at different zoom levels.
    • Humans often need text at a given "altitude".
      • A one sentence pitch.
      • A one paragraph TL:DR.
      • A one page summary.
      • A one chapter summary.
      • A one book summary.
    • Which altitude is correct is contextual.
      • Someone needs to engage at the higher altitude to discover if it's worth their time to zoom in to a lower altitude.
    • It used to be extremely expensive to create text, so we settled for a few lowest common denominator outputs.
    • But LLMs are calculators for words.
    • They can easily create mip-mapped text.

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