repligate: uninterpretable model behavior shouldn't block research — observe, defer judgment, keep going
repligate · x · 2026-10-05
AI researcher repligate addresses a common blocker: researchers worrying they can't interpret a model behavior. His advice: remember what you saw, don't prematurely decide what it means, keep going. In the quoted thread he adds that holding complexity, nuance and uncertainty is a bottlenecked skill and courage for most people, not just working memory.
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