Content entry

Recursive Language Models

Compiled explorable, proof, and export-capable deep dive on recursive language models.

Kind ai_tutorial
Visibility public
Publication published
Family rlm
Compile scenes 21
Runtime scenes 18

Assets

Script missing content/video_scripts/recursive_language_models_deep_dive.md
Alignment missing audio/rlm/alignment.json
Narration audio missing audio/rlm/rlm_camera.aac
Camera video missing — (not in repo; optional for some entries)

Surfaces

Detail wired /library/recursive-language-models
Explorable wired /explore/recursive-language-models
Proof wired /proof/recursive-language-models
Export wired /proof/recursive-language-models?mode=export&capture=1

Story

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Compile scene map src/lib/story/families/rlm/scene-map.compile.ts
Runtime scene map src/lib/story/families/rlm/scene-map.ts
Payload builder src/lib/story/families/rlm/compiler.server.ts

Validation

Build passing pnpm exec vite build
Explore passing pnpm exec playwright test tests/recursive-language-models-proof.spec.ts --config=playwright.proof.config.ts
Film passing pnpm exec playwright test tests/recursive-language-models-proof.spec.ts --config=playwright.proof.config.ts
Export passing pnpm exec playwright test tests/recursive-language-models-proof.spec.ts --config=playwright.proof.config.ts

Compile ↔ Runtime parity

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Compile scenes 21
Runtime scenes 18
Mapped compile scenes 18
Elided compile scenes 3
Split compile scenes 2
Compile scene hero
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The runtime preserves the opening thesis and founder framing as the same lead-in scene.

Compile scene geek-out
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The runtime removes the short reassurance beat to keep the public cut denser.

Compile scene self-attention-intro
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self-attention-intro

The self-attention introduction remains a one-to-one explanatory scene.

Compile scene tokenize
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tokenize

Tokenization remains a direct one-to-one runtime scene.

Compile scene next-word-myth
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The public runtime omits the standalone myth-correction beat and moves directly into explicit attention mechanics.

Compile scene one-attends
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one-attends

Single-token attention remains a direct runtime scene.

Compile scene all-attends
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all-attends

The all-to-all attention explosion remains structurally unchanged.

Compile scene n-squared
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n-squared

The N-squared scaling explanation remains a one-to-one runtime scene.

Compile scene compute-explosion
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compute-explosion

The compute explosion section is preserved as a direct runtime scene.

Compile scene context-rot
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Attention dilution and context rot remain a direct runtime scene.

Compile scene context-window
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The million-token context-window critique remains a direct runtime scene.

Compile scene agentic-shift
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context-crammingagentic

The runtime separates the old context-cramming pattern from the agentic alternative to sharpen the contrast.

Compile scene sub-agent-split
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sub-agent-split

Sub-agent delegation remains a direct runtime scene.

Compile scene telephone-flaw
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telephone-flaw

The lossy-telephone failure mode remains a direct runtime scene.

Compile scene output-bottleneck
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output-bottleneck

The output bottleneck remains a direct runtime scene, though the runtime extends the closing bridge forward.

Compile scene rlm-intro
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output-bottleneckbenchmark

The runtime folds the transition question into the tail of output-bottleneck and lands the RLM reveal inside benchmark.

Compile scene benchmark
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The benchmark evidence remains a direct runtime scene.

Compile scene core-idea
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context-as-environment

The runtime renames the core-idea scene while preserving the same conceptual payload.

Compile scene code-orchestration
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Code orchestration remains a direct runtime scene.

Compile scene concrete-example
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The concrete example remains a direct runtime scene.

Compile scene takeaway
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The current canonical runtime ends at the concrete example instead of carrying a dedicated takeaway outro.