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The Big One
Article Apr 3, 2026

The Big One

Opposition to the precautionary principle has become a kind of fad. But if we really understand risks such as “The Big One”, we’ll see that opposition is a major mistake.

David_W 34 min read
Can bigger-is-better ‘scaling laws’ keep AI improving forever? History says we can’t be too sure
Article Dec 9, 2025

Can bigger-is-better ‘scaling laws’ keep AI improving forever? History says we can’t be too sure

Will the scaling laws keep on scaling as AI models get bigger and bigger? AI companies are betting hundreds of billions of dollars that they will – but history suggests it is not always so simple.
generic 5 min read
I was on track, more or less: Moravec speaks
Article Aug 3, 2026

I was on track, more or less: Moravec speaks

A recent interview with Hans Moravec, published in The New York Magazine, and commentaries.
giulioprisco 6 min read
The elephant at Starbase
Article Nov 28, 2025

The elephant at Starbase

The expression "the elephant in the room" refers to a significant, obvious issue or problem that is deliberately ignored or avoided in conversation, despite being apparent to everyone involved. The elephant at Starbase is the strong likelyhood that we, flesh-and-blood humans like you and me, won't be the ones to establish an interstellar civilization. AI will.
giulioprisco 6 min read
The Skill AI Cannot Replace: Knowing When AI Is Wrong
Community Jul 27, 2026

The Skill AI Cannot Replace: Knowing When AI Is Wrong

As AI floods us with fluent content, hallucinations hide in confident lies. The skill AI can't replace is knowing when it's wrong—and verifying every claim.

muluken4 5 min read
AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes
Article Mar 18, 2026

AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes

AI doesn’t necessarily need to process information exactly the way people think, but AI can be trained using principles drawn from human perception and cognition.
generic 5 min read
ELI5: Hyperon for complete idiots (part 2)
Article Aug 28, 2026

ELI5: Hyperon for complete idiots (part 2)

Hyperon is the artificial intelligence (AI) framework developed by Ben Goertzel and his team. This continues part 1.
giulioprisco 8 min read
AI-generated fun with vibe coding, math and physics (part 2)
Article Nov 18, 2025

AI-generated fun with vibe coding, math and physics (part 2)

I’ve been experimenting with vibe coding, math and physics with the artificial intelligence (AI) assistance from Grok. I find the topics that we're exploring very interesting, but that alone wouldn't make me dedicate too much time and effort to this project (I'm not detail-oriented). Rather, I want to test the performance of today's AI on things that I know well enough.
giulioprisco 8 min read
Conscious AI: Conflations and Comparisons
Article Dec 25, 2025

Conscious AI: Conflations and Comparisons

Consciousness, like intelligence, is multi-faceted. This makes the future of AI more unpredictable and potentially even more hazardous.

David_W 21 min read
When Quantum Circuits Learn To Pay Attention
Community Aug 4, 2026

When Quantum Circuits Learn To Pay Attention

Could a quantum computer process language like our best chatbots? Researchers have successfully merged quantum circuits with attention mechanisms, paving the way for leaner models.

abenezer2 5 min read