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From Formal Limits to Silicon

Conclusion to Architecture of AI ProgressImage by AuthorThis concluding post brings together the four parts of the series and provides one place to access the full framework. The argument has unfolded...

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The First Prompts

From Aristotle to ChatGPTPlato and Aristotle in The School of Athens, fresco, 1509–1511 (Stanza della Segnatura, Papal Palace, Vatican)Why Does AI Feel Different?We do not call it cheating to use a car...

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Architecture of AI Progress: Part IV

How Scaling Laws Rechape the GPU-AI Silicon RaceImage by AuthorPart I argued that intelligence is an open-ended ascent across computational layers. Part II argued that practical progress can proceed...

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Architecture of AI Progress: Part III

The Engine: Efficiency Doubling beneath Scaling LawsCover image by the author.Part I defined the outer boundary of what can be mechanized at all, and Part II defined the inner boundary of what can be...

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Architecture of AI Progress: Part II

The Inner Boundary: Feasibility Is Not All-or-NothingCover image by the authorFrom the viewpoint of computability, Part I argued that intelligence is not a fixed mechanized closure but an open-ended...

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Architecture of AI Progress: Introduction and Part I

The Outer Boundary: Intelligence Is Not a ClosureCover image by the author.How formal limits, practical feasibility, scaling laws, and hardware design fit into one unified pictureYou see the headlines...

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The Race to Efficiency: A New Lens on AI Scaling

This chart shows how training loss decreases over time for various efficiency-doubling rates ( 𝛄 ), ranging from no improvement (𝛄 = 0 ) to rapid doubling every 6 months ( 𝛄 = 3 ). Faster doubling...

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Revisiting Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun

Embodied AI from Fiction to RealityKlara and Josie. This image was generated using ChatGPT 4o.Spoiler Alert: The following review contains details that may reveal key plot points of Klara and the...

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Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun

A Review in the Context of AI AdvancementKlara and Josie. This image was generated using ChatGPT 4o.Spoiler Alert: The following review contains details that may reveal key plot points of Klara and the...

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Can Machines Develop Morality?

A Causal-Theoretic PerspectiveThis is an extended excerpt from the main article, A Brief History of Causality from Homo Sapiens to AGI, which explores the evolution of causal reasoning from ancient...

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Can Machines ‘Understand’ Like Us?

A Computational-Complexity PerspectiveThis article is an extended excerpt from the larger work titled A Brief History of Causality from Homo Sapiens to AGI.This article is an extended excerpt from A...

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A Brief History of Causality from Homo Sapiens to AGI

Plato (left) and Aristotle, detail of The School of Athens by RaphaelIntroductionImagine a future where large language models (LLMs) evolve into Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), or ‘Strong AI.’...

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Will AGI Merit the Turing Award?

A Thought Experiment Exploring the Natures of Artificial and Human IntelligenceImage by the Author using ChatGPT-4The debate over Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is intensifying, with discussions...

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When Authenticity Is Lost

Nostalgia and Obsession in A Generative AI Era‘Do Artificial Owls Hunt for Electric Toads?’ This image was created by the author using ChatGPT-4. Inspired by Philp K. Dick’s ‘Do Androids Dream of...

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Slow Is Fast, Fast Is Slow

AGI’s Forgotten Heritage in Classical Computational ComplexityIntroductionIn “Slow Is Fast, Fast Is Slow: AGI’s Forgotten Heritage in Classical Computational Complexity,” we explore the intricate...

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In Our Image: The Cave and the Light of AGI

Photo by Jonatan Pie on UnsplashAbstractThis article offers fresh insights into the discussions of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), drawing on Arthur Herman’s “The Cave and the Light.” It...

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Reasoning and Knowledge

Photo by Michaela on UnsplashThe Unreasonable Effectiveness of Generative AI and Its ChallengesAbstractThe current landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is undergoing a pivotal transformation with...

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From Self-Referential Paradoxes to Intelligence

Our Self-Exploratory Journey to Externalize Some of the Best in UsPhoto by marco balasso on UnsplashIntroductionAs Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4 ascend to prominence, it’s fascinating to...

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Beyond the Bayesian vs. Frequentist Debate in the Advent of Large Language...

CP Lu, PhDPhoto by Juliana Malta on UnsplashIntroductionThere has long been a debate among statisticians about two different ways of thinking about probabilities: the Bayesian way and the frequentist...

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Infinite Dilemma 1: Not Enough Time

Photo by Francisco Jesús Navarro Hernández on UnsplashInfinite Dilemma 1Neo-Darwinistic Concept of Time Through the Lens of Computational ComplexityIf evolution is a computing problem, how has nature...

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