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A dramatic oil painting style illustration of Baron Munchausen in an elaborate red and gold 18th-century coat, pulling himself upward by his own hair with both hands raised above his head, while his horse sinks beside him into a dark swamp surrounded by marsh grass and moss-draped trees.

16 Mar

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March 16, 2026

A designer’s field report on the Iconic blind spot in AI world models

The Baron Munchausen trap.Baron Munchausen pulling himself and his horse from the swamp by his own hair — the original self-referential...

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