Sara Hooker: optimize the whole stack, not just the model or the harness
alienelf · x · 2026-09-10
- Sara Hooker argues most people fixate on either the model or the harness, but the right frame is treating the entire stack as optimizable and adaptable.
- Her analogy: a chef wants both the best ingredients and the best oven — not one or the other.
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