repligate: unexplained model behavior shouldn't block you — record it, don't prematurely interpret
repligate · x · 2026-10-05
Citing the Epicurean epistemic stance — 'the true cause is hard to ascertain; rather, it is the possibilities that I explain' — AI researcher repligate answers a common researcher worry: 'I don't know how to interpret this model behavior.' His advice: don't let uninterpretability block you. Remember what you saw, don't prematurely decide what it means, and keep going.
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