Concocting
/kən.KOK.tɪŋ/ (hard stop on second syllable; do not soften)v. trans.Colloquial
Etymology
from Lat. concoquere (to boil together, to digest) + UX copywriter enthusiasm, circa Q1 2024; implies a certain reckless creativity not present in the more sober Composing
Definition
The improvisational assembly of response components in a manner that suggests the model is working from intuition rather than a reliable recipe. Concocting carries a mild implication that the output may surprise even Claude.
Diagram
┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ INGREDIENT A + INGREDIENT B│ │ + INGREDIENT ? │ │ ────────────────────► │ │ CONCOCTION │ └──────────────────────────────┘
Usage
"Engineers observed the model Concocting for approximately 5 seconds before producing a SQL query that technically fulfilled the request through means no one on the team was comfortable explaining to the client." - Quarterly Engineering Retrospective, Q2 2024