Pretraining is bouba, RL post-training is kiki: the AI meme of the day
dejavucoder · x · 2026-10-14
A one-liner AI meme: pretraining LLMs = bouba, RL post-training LLMs = kiki. It borrows the classic bouba/kiki synesthesia effect to jest that pretraining produces the round, smooth language while RL post-training shapes a sharper form. Short but shareable.
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