KV cache doesn't enable information passing, it just saves compute
scaling01 · x · 2026-09-04
- Continuing the debate on whether models "pass messages through the KV cache," the author clarifies: the cache isn't enabling anything and doesn't matter for information passing.
- It only saves compute — the same internal states would be recomputed anyway without it.
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