Grok takes 3500ms to reason about a slang comment; a 70ms $0.00004 rule does it better
karminski3 · x · 2026-09-18
Arguing that X's reply moderation needs System 1 reflexes rather than System 2 philosophy, the author shows Grok spending 3500ms explaining a Chinese slang comment while a simple rule engine bans it in 70ms at a cost of $0.00004 — a jab at using expensive LLM reasoning for high-frequency simple moderation decisions.
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