When LLMs are trained, they grow not like a plant but a crystal.

· Bits and Bobs 10/6/25
  • When LLMs are trained, they grow not like a plant but a crystal.
    • A plant has its own intrinsic, emergent motivations to survive and thrive.
    • The force for growth comes from inside, aligned with its own interest.
    • An LLM is grown from purely extrinsic motivation, outside.
    • More like the mechanistic, emergent process of a crystal accreting out of a solution.

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