Semantic Salesmen
Moving to AI-powered search and the opportunity for obfuscation.
Panicwashing
File this one under very-partially-baked ideas.
Fully Digitized Lock-in
Does this work if its all digital?
Language, Part 2
A few years ago I wrote a post musing on the degree to which human interaction with LLMs would impact human language.
To Market, To Market
On the marketplace of ideas.
Moving into a Stochastic Era
Think back 10 or 15 years ago, or further, and imagine that you wanted to order a pizza for delivery. You would call a store, talk to an employee, and place your order. In some reasonably expected timeframe, the order would show up at your door, delivered by a pizza employee to whom you would provide payment and (hopefully) a tip for their service.
ACL 2025
I promise this isn’t turning into a travel blog. But perhaps this will be the kick-start to more regular updates.
NAACL 2025
I’m going to Albuquerque next week for NAACL.
Painters and Sculptors
Consider two types of art: painting and sculpting. A painter starts with a blank canvas, a sculptor starts with a block of (for example) marble. Both use their skills to create something new, an expression of their artistic vision.