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Re:The new skill in AI is not prompting, it's context engine... by raybb on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @01:24PM (#44436138)
I wonder if the serial-position effect is happening with LLMs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial-position_effect

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Re:The new skill in AI is not prompting, it's context engine... by potatolicious on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @01:54PM (#44436430)
Something like it definitely, though not exactly. We also know that recall improves with proximate position of bits within the context.

Adherence to context is lossy in a way reminiscent of human behavior but also different in crucial ways.

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