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Bloviating
/ˌbloʊ.viˈeɪ.tɪŋ/v. intr.Common
Etymology
from Lat. blare (to roar) + O.E. viatus (path of wind) + post-2020 transformer argot blovium, denoting excess token generation pressure
Definition
The cognitive state in which Claude allocates an unusually high proportion of internal attention heads to the formulation of an extended preamble before any substantive processing has begun. Distinguished from Pontificating by its measurable air-pressure analogue in the inference stack.
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Usage
"The model was observed Bloviating for approximately 11.4 seconds before producing a response that, upon analysis, contained 94% hedging clauses and one (1) actionable token." - Voss et al., Proceedings of the Symposium on Verbose Cognition, 2024
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