AI researcher's apt metaphor: AGI is the residual stream
andrew_n_carr · x · 2026-10-17
AI researcher Andrew Carr posted a delightfully nerdy analogy: AGI is the residual stream — all the little local KVQ components diligently reading and writing to preserve important information for the picky experts and global attention guards. A personified take on Transformer internals that resonated in the AI circle.
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