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Before AI's Kepler Moment – Are LLMs the Epicycles of Intelligence?

signa11 Monday, March 16, 2026
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The article discusses the concept of 'epicycles' in the context of large language models (LLMs), drawing a parallel between the historical geocentric model of the universe and the current state of LLM research. It argues that the field may be stuck in a cycle of adding complexity to address limitations, similar to the epicycles added to the geocentric model before the shift to the heliocentric model.
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