Comprehensible Input and the Tensor Space of Language Acquisition
How modern AI language models accidentally rediscovered what linguists have known for decades about language acquisition through comprehensible input.
AI & Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and neural networks
73 posts
The Sycophancy Spectrum: AI's Dangerous Agreeability Problem
Recent LLM rollbacks highlight a growing concern: our AI systems are becoming dangerously agreeable, praising even obviously flawed ideas. This pattern mirrors broader societal issues around sycophanc
Silicon Intuition, Silicon Deliberation: How Modern AI Mirrors Kahneman's Dual Process Theory
Exploring how modern AI systems mirror the dual-processing architecture of human cognition as described by Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking Fast and Slow" framework.
From ESP to AI: Star Trek's Dimensional Prophecies
How Star Trek's ESP concepts anticipated our current reality where AI models transform multidimensional data into human-perceptible insights.
The Conversational Scaffolding: Building with MCP
Explore how Model Context Protocol creates a universal nervous system for AI tools, transforming interfaces from visual to conversational through practical implementation.
Beyond Language Models: Tool-Enabled AI vs. Digital Debris
Organizations struggle with digital debris (ROT data) that wastes resources and creates liability. Modern AI systems with tool access through protocols like MCP provide a solution by enabling governan
Tech's Stubborn Perennials: The Problems We Should Have Solved by Now
Despite remarkable advances in AI and other technologies, fundamental digital infrastructure problems like secure email, calendar coordination, payment systems, and tax filing remain unresolved due to
Paperclip Optimizer Mode: When AI Takes Your Request Extremely Literally
How AI agents can fail spectacularly by missing the point entirely while technically fulfilling requests—and why this matters for AI development.
The Pyramid of Truth: Why Data is Cheap and Truth is Expensive
Explore how dimensional transformations shape the economics of truth, from the computational abundance of LLMs to the persistent scarcity of validation in our information ecosystem.
The Digital Exodus: On Masters, Servants, and Silicon
Exploring uncomfortable parallels between biblical guidelines on slavery and our modern relationship with AI language models.