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Nov 20 •

Alejandro Piad Morffis

What is Computer Science

A high-level overview of the whole field with lots of pointers for further reading

Jun 5 •

Alejandro Piad Morffis

Tech Tuesday: NP-Complete Problems

Or why HAL couldn't beat Dave

Nov 28 •

Alejandro Piad Morffis

All you Need is... Optimization!

A new perspective on Machine Learning. This is how I discovered how Machines can Learn.

Published on Under the Hype • Nov 26

The Three Minds of a Computer Scientist

The Scientist, the Engineer, and the Hacker.

Nov 23 •

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Mostly Harmless #4 - Will AI Kill Us All?

Nov 4 • Alejandro Piad Morffis and Oleg Davydov

Mostly Harmless #3: The AI Revolution We Don't Need

Oct 21 • Alejandro Piad Morffis and Lance Cummings

Mostly Harmless #5 - Beyond the Chatbot Revolution

Nov 18 • Alejandro Piad Morffis

What is Computer Science

Jun 5 • Alejandro Piad Morffis

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Mostly Harmless #5 - Beyond the Chatbot Revolution

Here's what a truly powerful generative AI could do, and it's so much more than fancy chatbots

Nov 18 •

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Mostly Harmless #4 - Will AI Kill Us All?

Probably not, but it is still worthwhile to talk about it.

Nov 4 •

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Mostly Harmless #3: The AI Revolution We Don't Need

Modern education is in dire need of a Revolution, but it's not going to be AI chatbots. Here's is why, and what we can do instead.

Oct 21 •

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📚 Educational articles

Origins of CS #1: A Universal Language for Reasoning

Leibniz's dream and the search for a universal language of thoughts

Nov 9 •

Alejandro Piad Morffis

How to Think like a Computer Scientist - Rigor and Formality

Analyzing the role of two key qualities of sound, logical thinking, and how they can help you improve your reasoning and argumentation skills.

Oct 16 •

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Can linguistics, mathematics, and logic tell us anything about it?

Sep 1 •

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✒️ Essays

💥 Tech Tuesday

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Mostly Harmless Ideas

Mostly Harmless Ideas

Opinions, essays, full-blown technical articles, and short comments on Computer Science research, practice, and education.

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