Many people are assuming the LLM is an oracle.

2026-01-26 · Bits and Bobs 1/26/26

Many people are assuming the LLM is an oracle.
- That is that it should be infallible.
- This has a logarithmic curve to reach infinite quality.
  - Exponential cost for logarithmic quality.
- What if you assume the LLM is kind of a dummy sometimes?
- If your system is resilient to that, you can unlock exponential value for logarithmic cost.

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