If passive learning isn't sufficient for learning some things, what are the domains where this matters most? Why aren't they obvious?
I would argue that the main thing is socialization, because LLMs have such different social standing, they're not exposed to the right distribution.
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@misc{holtzman-passive-learning-tax-2026,
author = {Holtzman, Ari},
title = {Passive Learning Tax},
year = {2026},
url = {https://hypogenic.ai/ideahub/idea/nCFsmlHpc7HwLL3e3z2Q}
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