Medium: https://medium.com/@jsmith0475/your-ai-might-be-thinking-in-17-dimensions-youre-only-using-2-1a2a56131a1b "Your AI Might Be Thinking in 17 Dimensions. You’re Only Using 2." presents a conceptual framework and research agenda by Dr. Jerry A. Smith, proposing that the popular chain-of-thought prompting method, which forces AI to "think step-by-step," severely limits the system's native capabilities. The author argues that AI models operate in high-dimensional embedding spaces, handling numerous constraints simultaneously, and forcing linear reasoning is akin to flattening a complex sculpture onto a single line of text. The proposed solution is Higher-Dimensional Collaboration, where users specify constraints and objectives across multiple dimensions, allowing the AI to explore the full solution landscape rather than following a human-mimicking sequential path. While acknowledging that step-by-step reasoning is necessary for interpretability and regulation, the article advocates for prioritizing the computational efficiency of exploration for complex, multi-objective problems. Ultimately, the text calls for researchers and practitioners to rethink how they collaborate with AI to leverage its parallel, multi-dimensional processing strengths.