Gusting
/ˈɡʌs.tɪŋ.env/v. intr.Rare
Etymology
From Old Norse gustr (a sudden rush of wind) + meteorological-computational cross-domain transfer, first applied to AI systems by Okonkwo & Park (2024) to describe 'episodic surges in output pressure'
Definition
A processing state characterized by sudden, forceful bursts of token generation following a brief period of calm, analogous to atmospheric gusting patterns. The model does not choose to gust; the gust chooses the model.
Diagram
TOKEN/SEC │ ▄▄│▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄████▄▄ │ ↑ │ GUST EVENT └────────────────────────────► time calm........calm....WHOOSH..calm
Usage
"The system had been idling at 12 tokens per second when it entered a gusting state, producing 847 tokens in 1.3 seconds, the majority of which were a fully-formed implementation of a B-tree in an unrequested language." - Proceedings of the Symposium on Outputs Nobody Ordered, 2025