Beyond algorithms : why computers cannot become conscious
Introduction As the field of artificial intelligence (AI) began to develop in the 1950s, debates about the ability of machines…
Read moreReading notes #6 : Language models
Natural Language Processing (NLP) is the study of human languages through Artificial Intelligence. It aims to understand the inner workings…
Read moreReading notes #5 : NLDB 2022
Between the 15th and 17th of June, I attended the 27th iteration of the NLDB conference in Valencia. This was…
Read moreApplications of the Fourier transform: a mathematical swiss knife
What does compressing images, hunting exoplanets, removing noise from sound signal and analysing the molecular content of substances have in…
Read moreReading notes #4: Topic modelling
Introduction to Topic Modelling The amount of data generated by mankind has become unmanageable. Thousands of news and scientific articles…
Read moreReading notes # 3 : continual learning
The world is complex and ever changing. Hence, we have to constantly adapt to it by learning new things in…
Read moreUnderstanding Artificial Intelligence
Saying that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is misunderstood would be an understatement. Most people have no idea what it is, how…
Read moreNLP Reading notes #2 (EMNLP 2021 Highlights)
As some of you may know, in early November of 2021 I had the great honor to publish and be…
Read moreThe mysteries of Neural Networks
Artificial Neural Networks are one of the most impressive discoveries of mankind. They are mathematical structures that can be taught…
Read moreNLP Reading notes #1
Introduction As a PhD student I spend a large part of my time reading. I read about things that interest…
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