Ralph loop

[ ralf loop ]noun

Running an AI at the same job over and over until the answer stops changing.

Explanation

Named for a pattern Geoffrey Huntley made popular. It works better than it has any right to, as long as the job has a finish line the machine can check. Without one it loops forever, confidently.

Related words

• the loop — The heart of vibe coding: ask, look at what came back, correct it, ask again, until it matches what you meant.
• refinement pass — One round of handing the AI its own work back, along with what is wrong with it.