Research
Independent research across five domains.
Elastic Automators: A Diagnostic Vocabulary for Language-Model-Driven Workflow Systems
We argue that many deployed language-model-driven systems are better described as elastic automation than as artificial minds. Traditional automation was rigid by design: rules fired when conditions were met, scripts followed predefined branches, and workflows moved only inside the shapes their designers had imagined.
Cite (BibTeX)
Mares, A. (2026). Elastic Automators: A Diagnostic Vocabulary for Language-Model-Driven Workflow Systems (Version 1.0.0) [Preprint]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19802018
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author = {Mares, Alexandru},
title = {Elastic Automators: A Diagnostic Vocabulary
for Language-Model-Driven Workflow Systems},
year = {2026},
month = apr,
publisher = {Zenodo},
version = {1.0.0},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.19802018},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19802018}
}Research program
Elastic Automators
A diagnostic vocabulary for language-model-driven workflow systems.
Elastic Automators: A Diagnostic Vocabulary for Language-Model-Driven Workflow Systems
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