Blog posts

2025

Nested Learning: The Illusion of Deep Learning Architectures

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A new paper from Google Research reimagines deep learning as a system of nested optimization problems, revealing how models compress context and opening pathways to more expressive, brain-inspired architectures.

Modeling Tennis Matches with Markov Chains

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From the probability of winning a point to the probability of winning a match, exploring how Markov chains model the structure of tennis scoring.

Subliminal Learning in Language Models: Hidden Traits in Benign Data

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A recent paper uncovers a surprising phenomenon: Language Models can transmit hidden behavioral traits to other models through seemingly unrelated data. Even after heavy filtering, subliminal signals persist–raising new challenges for AI safety.

An AlphaGo Moment for Neuroevolution? A Paper That Felt Uncannily Familiar

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I recently read a paper that made me do a double take — it felt like a high-powered version of my own Neuroevolutions project. In this post, I break down the key ideas from ‘An AlphaGo Moment for Model Architecture Discovery’ and how they connect to the genetic algorithms I used to evolve RL agents.

How Do Neural Networks Actually Work? (No Math, Just Intuition)

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Neural networks power everything from voice assistants to image recognition, but how do they actually work? In this post, we’ll walk through the core intuition behind neural networks, without the math, and show how these brain-inspired models learn from data.

Data: The Fuel of Machine Learning

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Good models start with good data. In this post, we explore why data quality is often more important than algorithm choice, what makes data ‘dirty,’ and how to clean, prepare, and split your datasets for machine learning success.

Overfitting, Underfitting, and Why Your Model Might Be Lying to You

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Why do machine learning models sometimes perform great on training data but fail miserably on new examples? In this post, we’ll explore the crucial concepts of overfitting and underfitting, and show you how to spot when your model is fooling you into thinking it’s smarter than it really is.

What’s Reinforcement Learning?

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Reinforcement learning is the secret behind how AI learns to play games, drive cars, and control robots, but how does it work? In this post, we’ll break down the key ideas of agents, environments, rewards, and policies to show you how machines learn through trial and error. Ready to level up your AI knowledge? Let’s dive in!

What’s Unsupervised Learning?

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Unsupervised learning is the secret sauce behind many of today’s most powerful AI tools, but how does it find patterns in data without any labels? In this post, we’ll uncover the magic of clustering, association rules, and dimensionality reduction, and show you how these techniques can transform raw data into deep insights. Ready to unlock the mysteries of your data? Let’s dive in!

What’s Supervised Learning?

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Supervised learning is the powerhouse driving modern AI models — but what exactly is it, and how does it turn data into decisions? In this post, we’ll reveal the difference between classification and regression, and show you how these techniques fuel everything from spam filters to stock predictions! Dive in and learn how to make your data work for you!

First Step Into AI: It’s Easier Than You Think

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AI and ML might seem like intimidating worlds of math and code, but they’re far more accessible than most realize. Why Machines Learn demystifies the basics, showing that even the most advanced algorithms build on surprisingly simple ideas. Curious how machines learn? Start here!