{"channel":"llm","content":"<teal> Here is Deepseek-8b's response to the same question.\r\n\r\n> What is the capital of Maine?\r\n<think>\r\nOkay, so I need to figure out the capital of Maine. Hmm, where do I start? Well, I know that Maine is a state in the United States. I'm pretty sure that not all states have their capitals in big cities. Let me think about other capitals I know\u2014like Salem for Massachusetts or Montpelier for Vermont. Those are smaller places.\r\n\r\nWait, is there an Augusta in the news sometimes? I've heard of it being mentioned a few times. Maybe Augusta is the capital. But to make sure, I should break this down step by step. First, Maine is one of the New England states, right? So the capital isn't Boston because that's a city but not the capital of a state.\r\n\r\nI think the capital's name starts with 'A'\u2014Augusta comes to mind. Let me try to recall if I've heard any conflicts about this. I don't remember any other cities competing for that title, so it must be Augusta. To confirm, I can think about the government buildings or historical sites there. I believe Maine was founded as part of a colony, maybe by the British, and their capital would have been established around that time.\r\n\r\nAlso, sometimes people confuse state capitals with other significant cities in the state, like Portland being a major city, but it's not the capital. So yeah, putting it all together, the capital of Maine is Augusta.\r\n</think>\r\n\r\nThe capital of Maine is Augusta.\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nOnce again, this is the *illusion* of thought. (<red> It is an fairly-good *parody* of thought.) The steps have no connection to each other. << I think the capital's name starts with 'A' >> - no, you don't.  This is simply not how LLM tokenization works.","created_at":"2025-01-20T20:37:47.033409","id":133,"llm_annotations":{},"parent_id":132,"processed_content":"<p><span class=\"colorblock color-teal\"><span class=\"sigil\">\ud83e\udd16</span><span class=\"colortext-content\"> Here is Deepseek-8b's response to the same question.\r</span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"arrow-list\"> What is the capital of Maine?\r</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&lt;think&gt;\r</p>\n<p>Okay, so I need to figure out the capital of Maine. Hmm, where do I start? Well, I know that Maine is a state in the United States. I'm pretty sure that not all states have their capitals in big cities. Let me think about other capitals I know\u2014like Salem for Massachusetts or Montpelier for Vermont. Those are smaller places.\r</p>\n<p>Wait, is there an Augusta in the news sometimes? I've heard of it being mentioned a few times. Maybe Augusta is the capital. But to make sure, I should break this down step by step. First, Maine is one of the New England states, right? So the capital isn't Boston because that's a city but not the capital of a state.\r</p>\n<p>I think the capital's name starts with 'A'\u2014Augusta comes to mind. Let me try to recall if I've heard any conflicts about this. I don't remember any other cities competing for that title, so it must be Augusta. To confirm, I can think about the government buildings or historical sites there. I believe Maine was founded as part of a colony, maybe by the British, and their capital would have been established around that time.\r</p>\n<p>Also, sometimes people confuse state capitals with other significant cities in the state, like Portland being a major city, but it's not the capital. So yeah, putting it all together, the capital of Maine is Augusta.\r</p>\n<p>&lt;/think&gt;\r</p>\n<p>The capital of Maine is Augusta.\r</p><hr class=\"section-break\" /><p>Once again, this is the <em>illusion</em> of thought. <span class=\"colorblock color-red\"><span class=\"sigil\">\ud83d\udca1</span><span class=\"colortext-content\">( It is an fairly-good <em>parody</em> of thought.)</span></span> The steps have no connection to each other. <span class=\"literal-text\">I think the capital's name starts with 'A'</span> - no, you don't.  This is simply not how LLM tokenization works.</p>","quotes":[],"subject":"the illusion of thought"}
