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Jan 16, 2021

Why We Might Be Looking At The Brain In The Wrong Way

…with important implications for AI

Why We Might Be Looking At The Brain In The Wrong Way

Manuel Brenner

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Jan 28

Efficient and Interpretable AI Models Through Sparse Nonlinearity

ML-driven sequence models are everywhere, underpinning chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, AI weather forecasts, the 2024 Nobel…

Efficient and Interpretable AI Models Through Sparse Nonlinearity

Manuel Brenner

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Jan 10

My Five Favorite Books of 2025

I am continuing my tradition from 2023 and compiled my five favorite non-fiction books of the year.

My Five Favorite Books of 2025

Manuel Brenner

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Jul 12, 2025

Generative Models and The Collapse of Taste

I know it when I see it. - Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart (talking about pornography)

Generative Models and The Collapse of Taste

Manuel Brenner

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Jun 16, 2025

Thinking At The Speed of Light

A Physics Argument for AI Taking Over Eventually

Thinking At The Speed of Light

Manuel Brenner

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Mar 25, 2025

Science, Chaos, and the Limits of AGI

Scientific progress has always been shaped by the interplay of experiment and theory: it required both Tycho Brahe, the eccentric Danish…

Science, Chaos, and the Limits of AGI

Manuel Brenner

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Nov 29, 2024

Truce in Paradise

It rains, but things could be worse as I slowly make my way into the Andaman Sea. Lush green of hills overgrown with rain forest enclose…

Truce in Paradise

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Oct 28, 2024

A Guide To Linearity and Nonlinearity in Machine Learning

…and their roles in decision boundaries, embeddings, dynamical systems, and next-gen LLMs

A Guide To Linearity and Nonlinearity in Machine Learning

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Feb 11, 2024

How the Normal Distribution Keeps Crashing The Global Financial System

The only normal people are the ones you don’t know very well. — Alfred Adler

How the Normal Distribution Keeps Crashing The Global Financial System

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Feb 2, 2024

Taiwan, NVIDIA, and the Fragile Future of AI

When Taiwan held its elections at the beginning of January, the world was waiting for the outcome with bated breath. The Chinese…

Taiwan, NVIDIA, and the Fragile Future of AI

Manuel Brenner

Manuel Brenner

Research group leader AI for neuroscience and and psychiatry. Connect via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-brenner-772261191

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