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The agent does in fact assess whether or not the information it's processing is already in its vector DB. I'm still unclear if what you noticed is due to the LLM…","unknown","launched","team",{"praise":80,"objections":100,"requests":134,"questions":146,"alternatives":160},[81,93],{"value":82,"source":83,"evidence":84},"Fascinating and enjoyable art-meets-AI concept","commenter",[85,89],{"id":86,"by":87,"text":88},"40018173","airstrike","As someone who deeply appreciates both art and technology, few things AI feel as satisfying as this project. Congrats on releasing and best of luck. I could totally imagine this…",{"id":90,"by":91,"text":92},"40024974","_akhe","Awesome UI, just fun navigating around this thing.",{"value":94,"source":83,"evidence":95},"Interesting reflection on the creative process",[96],{"id":97,"by":98,"text":99},"40016422","ganzuul","I watched it produce a sketch and then proceed to criticize it for not meeting its expectations. 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