Slang & Culture
Low context
In rationalist and AI-safety community discussions, having limited familiarity with the shared jargon, arguments and references that insiders assume. A low-context reader may need terms and premises spelled out. This describes familiarity with a particular conversation, not intelligence or the size of an AI model's context window.
Origin · no single documented coiner
Connor Blake's September 12, 2026 essay 'Zoomer Doomer Paradiso' uses 'low context' for outsiders who find rationalist and AI-safety dialect difficult to follow. It documents this usage, not a single coiner or a universal technical definition.