local maxima
2 essaysLOOM · XVI
LOOM XVI: Are You Climbing the Right Hill?
When Rigor Becomes the Wrong Kind of More
"A researcher discovers that optimizing a research design with AI created a local maximum — five stages of performed rigor on the wrong hill. What happens when you bring a task instead of a doubt?"
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AI Whispers #3: Breathers
Sustaining the Vibe When Conversations Go Long
"Prompts for sustaining long AI conversations — local maxima checks, perspective switching, and treating context compaction as a breathing point."
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