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Questioning whether decision models are needed for deterministic problems
The author argues that classical algorithms like A* can be done in 80 lines of JavaScript and challenges Jev-style approaches to prove they are not overkill.
turboderp
@turboderp_Archived 27 days agoOriginally posted 2026.10.06
turboderp @turboderp_Originally posted 2026.10.06
Is anyone else confused why everyone's all hyped about using "decision models" to solve deterministic problems, instead of leveraging AR models' ability to implement classical algorithms? I challenge any Jev or Jev-like harness to compete with A* in 80 lines of JavaScript. I get the selling point of "you don't need to write any task-specific code, the decision model just figures it out." But in this case the cost was all up-front: four minutes with Astra-medium, and a one-line prompt. What am I missing?
x.com/turboderp_/status/2107165759059202405Archived 2026.10.06 10:03