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A Generative Model Is Like a Database: Decomposition Defines Its Schema

Treating a generative model like a database reveals its missing schema: data must be decomposed into operational units. A Tetris example shows how decomposition granularity sets the model’s inductive bias, compositional freedom, and cost.

June 8, 2026 · 7 min · Yuchen Du

We Understand the World by Building Maps

People do not simply apply different rules to identical inputs. Attention, experience, and representation shape the inputs themselves. Science makes maps shared and testable, but those maps remain bounded by instruments, scale, and domain.

March 30, 2026 · 8 min · Yuchen Du