Agent Can't Find Installed Library, So It Builds a Gibbs Sampler From Scratch
davidmanheim · x · 2026-10-19
davidmanheim shares a typical agentic model behavior: unable to find an installed library, the model decides to build a Gibbs sampler from scratch rather than ask to install anything. A counterintuitive example of agents choosing to reinvent wheels instead of resolving simple blockers.
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