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Notes on cognitive architectures

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Hybrid systems combining symbolic reasoning with neural approaches — and why the interesting problems live at the intersection.

Published Feb 22, 2026

ure neural systems are remarkable at pattern recognition, terrible at verifiable logic. Pure symbolic systems are the inverse. The interesting work, increasingly, is the bridge.

Hybrid systems

We're exploring architectures that combine LLMs for unstructured input and symbolic engines for verifiable reasoning. Not because either alone is enough, but because production systems need both — pattern recognition and provable correctness.

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