No Turning Back: LLMs & Escalation of Commitment

A case study of how underlying assumptions given by users can drive LLMs ahead without interrogating if the starting point was reasonable.

Contextually Sensitive Translation

Advanced language learners encounter phraseological barriers that eclipse grammatical challenges. LLMs offer conversational scaffolding that transcends conventional dictionary-based learning.

Trade Worker Exchange

Focusing on trade workers could build local relationships to U.S. allies that would be resilient against the whims of leadership change.

France Is Watching & They Don't Understand

How often I'm asked about 'the real difference' between Trump and Harris has become a comic feature of my life.

Misadventures in time: async types

Sure, we know async functions let us wait for data, but what happens if you return a value that requires no waiting at all?

Reductio ad absurdum: state desync in React