I Got 99 Observations and Your Bike Ain't Safe
A statistical attack on shared combination locks, featuring too many interactive charts and one deeply stubborn digit
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Occasional essays and research updates. Thoughts I write down to make sense of the systems, people, and policies shaping AI.
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The SOTA Trap: Why We Are Working for Big Tech for Free?
Are we doing science, or are we just unpaid QA testers? How vague 'Teaser Papers' and the 'Open-Washing' agenda are paralyzing academic research.
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Teaching Machines to Think: Reinforcement Learning and Reasoning in LLMs
A deep dive into how reinforcement learning teaches large language models to reason: from lasagna analogies to latent spaces.
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The Digital Poisoners: How Russian Propaganda Networks Are Corrupting AI Training Data
75GB of propaganda, 306 fake news domains, 1 goal: corrupting AI training data.
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AI Gigafactories: Europe’s €20B Race and the Site Selection Challenge
The EU faces a massive challenge: selecting sites for AI gigafactories. I built TerraSelect to help filter the noise and make early decisions more ...
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Introducing PolAI Graph: Visualizing the EU’s AI Landscape
PolAI Graph is an interactive tool mapping the EU AI ecosystem—policies, projects, funds, and organizations—making complex connections easier to ex...
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AI Factories: How Europe Plans to Centralize AI Resources
Europe is betting on AI Factories—central hubs for supercomputing, datasets, and innovation—to compete globally in frontier AI.
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The Big Questions on Europe’s AI Data Policy
Training AI models in the EU? Understand the complex rules around PII and copyrighted material, and the ambiguities that remain across member states.
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The EU’s Data Strategy: Unlocking Europe’s AI Future
Explore the EU's ambitious data strategy! Learn how policies like the Data Governance Act and Data Act aim to foster a fair, innovative, and transp...
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Europe’s AI Research Agenda: Coordinated Plan and Horizon Projects Explained
Explore the EU's Coordinated Plan on AI, its evolution, and key initiatives like AI Factories and GenAI4EU for a human-centric, sustainable AI future.
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Horizon AI Fragmentation: Challenges and Budget Efficiency
Is EU AI research fragmented? This analysis explores Horizon Europe project data, revealing significant overlaps and opportunities for substantial ...
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Exploring Global AI Governance: Lessons from China for the EU
Explore contrasting approaches to AI regulation. Can the EU adapt China's transparency measures without compromising free expression?
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Addressing Loneliness with AI : The Short-Term Solution with Long-Term Consequences
AI companions offer comfort—but at what cost? This post explores how short-term emotional relief might deepen long-term loneliness and expose us to...
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