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Re:Oops! We Automated Bullshit by willis936 on Friday November 17, 2023 @05:20PM (#38311270)
It's a control systems term. Saying a loop should be closed means feedback should be used to track error.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-loop_controller

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed-loop_controller

Re:Oops! We Automated Bullshit by ben_w on Friday November 17, 2023 @07:50PM (#38313257)
Thanks! :)

As it happens, I just watched some of the OpenAI developer day videos, and they do talk about connecting the models with more traditional search engines/databases/API calls to a similar end.