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The entropy crisis AI was built to solve (humans can't)
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The entropy crisis AI was built to solve (humans can't)

Understanding AI Systems and Their Cognitive Architecture

The Nature of AI Systems

  • The discussion emphasizes the need to critically evaluate what AI systems are, particularly large language models, rather than relying on intuition about machine capabilities.
  • Modern large language models possess a unique cognitive architecture that differs significantly from human cognition, allowing them to manage extensive context windows without the same working memory limitations.

Contextual Capabilities of AI

  • These models can handle context windows of up to 200,000 tokens (approximately 150,000 words), with some capable of managing even larger contexts exceeding one million tokens.
  • This ability enables comprehensive pattern matching across vast amounts of data while applying consistent rules without experiencing fatigue or memory loss.

Implications for Problem Solving

  • The speaker highlights the "entropy problem," where human operators may struggle to see global implications from local changes in code or systems.
  • In contrast, an AI system can maintain awareness of the entire codebase and analyze complex interactions such as hook patterns and cache usage effectively.
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My site: https://natebjones.com Full Story w/ Prompts: https://natesnewsletter.substack.com/p/my-honest-take-on-what-ai-is-structurally?r=1z4sm5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true ________________________ What's really happening with AI and software architecture? The common story is that architecture requires human wisdom and creative judgment that AI can't match—but the reality is more complicated. In this video, I share the inside scoop on why AI may have structural advantages over humans for certain architectural work: • Why most system failures trace back to lost context, not bad judgment • How human working memory limits create predictable architectural blind spots • What AI agents can do when holding an entire codebase in attention • Where human architects remain irreplaceable for novel decisions and trade-offs For engineering teams, the opportunity isn't replacement—it's designing AI partnerships that address the entropy humans were always going to lose to anyway. Subscribe for daily AI strategy and news. For deeper playbooks and analysis: https://natesnewsletter.substack.com/