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Essays & Thought
A collection of philosophical inquiries, technical investigations, and reflections on building systems that matter. Each piece represents sustained attention to a single question.
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The Ontology of Artificial Intelligence
Examining the being-qua-being of large language models. Are they mere stochastic parrots, or do they possess a primitive form of semantic understanding?
Philosophy
Metaphysics
AI
2023-10-15•8 min read
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Epistemic Uncertainty in Machine Learning
How do we quantify what a model doesn't know? Exploring the boundary between aleatoric and epistemic uncertainty in deep learning systems.
AI Safety
Statistics
Philosophy
2023-09-22•12 min read
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The Ethics of Automation: Beyond Utilitarianism
Why maximizing efficiency isn't enough. A deontological framework for evaluating automated decision systems in high-stakes environments.
Ethics
Philosophy
AI Governance
2023-08-10•15 min read