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Understanding Large Language Models
What is a LLM, how do you build one, and what can you do with it.
Mar 19
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Alejandro Piad Morffis
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The Shapes of Uncertainty
A Philosophical Introduction to (Some) Probability Distributions
Published on Resisting Entropy
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Mar 17
From Plato to Python
Philosophy as Conceptual Engineering
Published on Resisting Entropy
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Mar 13
The Insurmountable Problem of Formal Reasoning in LLMs
Or why LLMs still can't, and probably never will be able to fully reason.
Mar 3
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Alejandro Piad Morffis
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February 2025
Office Hours #1
Trying out a new thing.
Feb 28
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Alejandro Piad Morffis
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Welcome to The Computist Journal
Start here if you are new, or if you want to review past articles you may have missed.
Feb 27
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Alejandro Piad Morffis
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An App for Voice-Based Note-Taking
Introducing "Nabu Voice Notes"
Feb 26
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Alejandro Piad Morffis
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Simplifying Configuration Management in Pure Python
Feb 21
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Alejandro Piad Morffis
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The Most Beautiful Algorithms Ever Designed
A very opinionated short list.
Feb 10
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Alejandro Piad Morffis
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Why Artificial Neural Networks Are So Damn Powerful - Part I
The most intuitive explanation of the mathematical prowess that are neural networks
Feb 2
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Alejandro Piad Morffis
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Why Artificial Neural Networks Are So Damn Powerful - Part I
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January 2025
Artificial Neural Networks Are Nothing Like Brains
Busting the biggest public misconception in AI
Jan 31
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Alejandro Piad Morffis
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Mostly Harmless AI - First Draft
Announcing a short collection of essays.
Jan 13
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Alejandro Piad Morffis
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