De Rerum Machina
“It’s more fun to compute”– Kraftwerk “Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.”– E. Dijkstra … Continue reading De Rerum Machina
Learning is path-finding
Is one kind of neural circuit required to process visual information, another type to parse speech, and yet another to … Continue reading Learning is path-finding
Neurons are case evaluators
What is a neuron good for? What was Mother Nature thinking when she created it? We know that the neuron … Continue reading Neurons are case evaluators
The Prompt Engineer, or the modern Delphi Oracle
The role of the prompt engineer is one that didn’t exist until the emergence of generative AI. Their function is … Continue reading The Prompt Engineer, or the modern Delphi Oracle
Reason, Intelligence and Understanding
Not too long ago I came across a compilation of ChatGPT’s mistakes at reasoning [5]. The fact that a language … Continue reading Reason, Intelligence and Understanding
Why do Machine Learning models need millions of training examples (specially Neural Nets)?
Let’s suppose that you’re given the task of separating images that contain -say, for instance- cats from those that don’t. … Continue reading Why do Machine Learning models need millions of training examples (specially Neural Nets)?
Geoff Hinton leaves Google
Even if you’re not an AI practitioner or researcher you probably heard the news about Geoffrey Hinton, the so-called godfather … Continue reading Geoff Hinton leaves Google
Computational Desiderata (for a human-level intelligent system)
Artificial General Intelligence or AGI is probably the holy grail of artificial intelligence. The term refers to the capacity of … Continue reading Computational Desiderata (for a human-level intelligent system)
Adventures in a Patternless Universe
“Most observable patterns of nature arise from aggregation of numerous small-scale processes… Aggregation tends to smooth fluctuations.”– S. A. Frank … Continue reading Adventures in a Patternless Universe
Between Mnemosyne and Cassandra
“There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.” Dante Alighieri, Inferno (Canto V) … Continue reading Between Mnemosyne and Cassandra
The Thoughtist 