Definition
Plain language
An approach where a model handles huge inputs by writing little programs to slice and query the data instead of reading all of it.
As stated in the literature
RLM — a paradigm where a model recursively writes code to query and decompose large inputs through an interpreter, strong on structured row-level tasks; composes with DeLM's coordination layer.
Also called: RLM
Why it matters: It lets a model handle inputs far larger than it could read directly by querying them with code, which is especially powerful for precise, structured data.
For example, faced with a giant table the model writes a short program to pull just the rows it needs instead of trying to read every line itself.
Heard on the show
“… And there's a rival paradigm built for exactly that: Recursive Language Models, RLM, where instead of reading the whole input, the model writes little programs to slice …”Episode 130 — Why AI Agents Coordinate Better Through a Shared Board Than a Boss