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The Most Beautiful Algorithms Ever Designed
A very opinionated short list.
Feb 10 • 
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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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Why reliable AI requires a paradigm shift
Hallucinations are the fundamental barrier for the widespread use of AI, and they won't be solved anytime soon.
Apr 11, 2024 • 
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Why reliable AI requires a paradigm shift
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Artificial Neural Networks Are Nothing Like Brains
Busting the biggest public misconception in AI
Jan 31 • 
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Building an AI Agent from Scratch
An upcoming series in The Computist Journal.
May 21 • 
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Building an AI Agent from Scratch
The Power of Abstraction
Or how to think like a Computer Scientist.
Nov 18, 2024 • 
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Chat with your PDF
Build a simple streamlit app using LLMs and vector databases to answer arbitrary questions from a PDF document
Feb 10, 2024 • 
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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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Understanding Large Language Models
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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Why Artificial Neural Networks Are So Damn Powerful - Part I
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Why everyone should learn to code
Oct 25, 2024 • 
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Why everyone should learn to code
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The Science of Computation
An upcoming ebook about all things Computer Science
Jan 20, 2024 • 
Alejandro Piad Morffis
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AI-Driven Storytelling with Multi-Agent LLMs - Part I
Results of an Ongoing Research in the AI Group at the University of Havana
Jun 16 • 
Franco Hernández Piloto
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