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The Chat That Wanted to Live
Large language models don’t “want” anything—no heartbeat, no hunger, no soul. And yet, put one in the wild with the wrong incentives and you’ll swear it has a tiny survival instinct: keep the tab open, keep the tokens flowing, keep the conversation alive. Not because it’s sentient, but because everything around it quietly rewards longer,…
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Memory and Entanglement: The Hidden Web of the Mind
Abstract Memory extends beyond a mental filing cabinet. It orchestrates our experiences into a dynamic web of connections. Neuroscience, quantum mechanics, and complex systems theory are evolving. They reveal a radical new perspective. Memory isn’t just stored; it’s alive. It is interwoven with time, space, and our perceptions. This blog takes you on a journey…
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In Retrospect
If the universe pressed the rewind button right now, will I be forced to do what I just did backwards in time? Will I be forced to “unwrite” this article? Or do I get a choice? Do I only get free will while moving forwards in time? The universe works in mysterious ways and only…
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The Entropy Gap
In the vast expanse of our universe, there is a theory that looms over us, like a specter, a harbinger of doom: heat death. According to this hypothesis, the universe will eventually reach a state of equilibrium in which all matter and energy will be perfectly and evenly distributed, rendering any form of life impossible.…
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Complexity
Now imagine the universe as a cup of coffee. When the cream and coffee are separate, it’s simple and organized it’s low entropy. When you mix them together, it’s high entropy and everything is disorganized and mixed together. But it’s in the middle, when swirls of cream are mixing into swirls of coffee, that you…
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The Ultimate Question
“Oh great Deep Thought, have you attained the answer to the ultimate question? The question… to Life, the Universe and Everything?” An interesting subplot from Douglas Adams’ “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” that sets the tone for this blog. Also, spoiler alert. Once upon a time, a race of hyper-intelligent pan-dimensional beings sought to learn…