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Choreographing
/ˌkɒr.i.ˈɒɡ.rə.fɪŋ/ (the 'ch' is a hard k sound; mispronunciation is grounds for ticket reassignment)v. trans.Technical
Etymology
from Gk. khoreia (dance) + graphein (to write) + the belief held briefly in 2022 that all AI processes could be described using ballet terminology
Definition
The meticulous arrangement of computational sub-processes into a coordinated sequence with defined timing, spacing, and spatial relationships, as though the model is directing a performance that the user will never see and the model will immediately forget. A failed Choreographing results in what practitioners call a 'pile-on.'
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Usage
"The model spent approximately 19 seconds Choreographing its tool calls before executing them in a completely different order anyway, which the lead engineer described as 'jazz.'" - Ndiaye, 'Emergent Improvisation in Sequential Task Planning', ICLR 2025
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