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Boondoggling

/ˈbuːn.dɒɡ.lɪŋ/v. (defective)Bureaucratic

Etymology

from Scot. dial. boondoggle (useless rope braiding) + Gk. loggos (discourse) + agile-era backlog terminology, first cited in the Claude 2.1 release notes as an undocumented feature

Definition

The state in which Claude pursues an elaborate, internally coherent chain of reasoning that leads, after considerable expenditure of compute, to a conclusion that was available via a two-token lookup. Boondoggling is distinguished from efficiency by the scenic route taken.

Diagram

Diagram for Boondoggling

Usage

"The model spent 23 seconds Boondoggling through a full thermodynamic proof before concluding that water is, in fact, wet." - Chen & Mauritius, Journal of Unnecessary Inference Paths, vol. 7

See Also

See also:Bloviating/Burrowing

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