A very different approach to attachment extraction in AI tools
Summary
The article describes a novel approach to attachment extraction in AI tools where the tool builds a cognitive map of the user's thinking patterns and past interactions to automatically extract relevant information, overriding default generic extraction when explicit instructions are given.
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