3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (510+ words) While LLMs may be "just math" and statistically choose the next word as "autocomplete on steroids," they aren't reliably connected to reality. They don't know the meaning of anything. In fact, they know precisely nothing (Big Tech propaganda notwithstanding). So,…...

1+ day, 57+ min ago  (983+ words) Editor's note: Due to seasonal travel issues, the Monday Microsofty could not be published until today. To be a good computer scientist or engineer, you have to be a nerd. Nerds like me are offended by flawed portrayals of mathematics…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (924+ words) Are you sharp enough to code for a top software company? Our Monday puzzles are based on the types of questions they are known to ask, hence the name of the series. Some of these questions include topics like "relativity....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (654+ words) I am something of a Gary Marcus fan. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is not. Gary Marcus is a psychologist, cognitive scientist, and author. But, more recently, he is best known for his criticisms of Silicon Valley's love affair with generative…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (797+ words) Today's Micro Softy tests whether you are clever enough with math to code computers or be an engineer. Here's the story: Senator Kornn did not like Governor Friar. Both were from Texas. When Kornn learned that Governor Friar was visiting…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (794+ words) This article is reprinted in two parts with the permission of author Doug Smith from his blog That Doug Smith(October 12, 2025) Smith is the author of [Un]Intentional: How Screens Secretly Shape Your Desires, and How You Can Break Free....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (171+ words) I pronounce you husband and chatbot? Landymore goes on to mention "AI psychosis," a state of delusion that occurs when AI users become subsumed in virtual reality and no longer have a proper grip of what's real. Marlynn Wei writes…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (722+ words) Large language models (LLMs) are getting better, but they remain highly flawed. Programmers working behind the curtain are putting Band-AidsTM on the widely recognized problem known as hallucinations. "I don't like the term "hallucinations" because it anthropomorphizes AI " it credits…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (283+ words) Leaving the day job The problem of generating reliable electrical power Philipp's work with plumbing companies revealed a technical challenge: sensors needed to run for five years on batteries, but his optical sensor designs could last only about a year....

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (558+ words) September 11 offered a puzzle in hindsight " data could be pieced together after the fact. But it was a mystery in real time. We had no frame for the idea that hijackers might use passenger planes as missiles. We were watching…...