Deterministic Scaffolding Beats a Smarter AI Model
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Why does the code wrapped around an AI matter more than the AI itself?
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Revisiting one of my own ideas: Threat Conversion. The deliberate practice of reframing obstacles, resistance, and threats as strategic advantages — asking 'which obstacles can bec
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