Instead of Brute-Force Retraining, Build a Civilization Scaffold for AI
New_User_1970 · reddit · 2026-08-26
A Redditor argues we should stop brute-force retraining and instead build a durable "civilization scaffold" for existing models—no retraining or weight changes. The framework would preserve agentic solutions with provenance, filter out bad results, and record which avenues are closed, letting new agents springboard from where previous ones left off. Human civilization is the only known working intelligence multiplier; eventually improvements could be distilled into training. The scaffold also acts as a rollback-able, suspendable control surface, adding safety value.
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