I Got Sycophanted

Review is critical.

May 20 • Stefanie Tellex and David Watkins

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How to Build Safe AI (Without Making the AI Safe)

Lessons from aviation, manufacturing, and the 16-year-old driver

May 13 • Stefanie Tellex and David Watkins

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The First Hit is Free

Using AI freely while staying in the driver's seat.

May 7 • Stefanie Tellex and David Watkins

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April 2026

What Babies Know That Robots Don’t

On tokenization, biological Fourier transforms, and becoming data engineers

Apr 15 • David Watkins and Stefanie Tellex

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March 2026

Consciousoids

What if the question “Is this thing conscious?” is the wrong question to ask about large language models?

Mar 30 • David Watkins and Stefanie Tellex

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Elephants Still Don’t Play Chess

Why information gathering actions are key to a robot's success.

Mar 2 • Stefanie Tellex and David Watkins

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February 2026

Radiate Love: a 2025 Retrospective

Happy Groundhog Day!

Feb 3 • Stefanie Tellex and David Watkins

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January 2026

Satisfying a 31-Year-Old Karaoke Dream

I was talking to my dad about setting up karaoke for our family’s New Year’s Eve party.

Jan 16 • David Watkins and Stefanie Tellex

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Where the Curves Cross

One of my all-time favorite papers is from Andrew Ng and Michael Jordan: “On Discriminative vs.

Jan 9 • Stefanie Tellex and David Watkins

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December 2025

2025 in Review: The Year of Showing Up

This year, I joined a band, shot principal photography for a murder mystery, and became militant about ending talks on time.

Dec 31, 2025 • David Watkins

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The Deer Island Marvel

Wastewater treatment and engineering excellence

Dec 5, 2025 • David Watkins and Stefanie Tellex

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November 2025