by Marcus Hermansson | Nov 17, 2025 | "Science", Computer Science & AI, Social & Behavioral Science
The Large Language Manifold A New Lens on Language and Cognition We keep pretending the interesting object is “the model”: a big neural net in a datacenter that you poke with prompts and read answers from. That picture is already obsolete. As soon as we plugged these...
by Marcus Hermansson | Sep 14, 2025 | "Science", Consciousness & Cognitive Science, Social & Behavioral Science
TL;DR Your everyday “me-ness” is not a hidden pearl; it’s a layered, locally‑run simulation that your brain–body builds to keep prediction error low. The self isn’t a substance—it’s a model. That model boots up in a characteristic order after...
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by Marcus Hermansson | Sep 14, 2025 | "Science", Social & Behavioral Science, Violence & Extremism
TL;DR AFCT describes a subset of mass offenders whose primary drive is fandom of prior perpetrators fused with a long-running suicidal collapse. Ideology appears as costume/props (a kitbashed collage) rather than a coherent program. The deed is choreographed as...
by Marcus Hermansson | Jan 13, 2025 | "Science", Business, Computer Science & AI, Social & Behavioral Science
I Conducted an Experiment with ChatGPT, and Here’s What We Discovered When it comes to detecting human emotion through voice, you’d think that sarcasm—with all its subtleties—would be impossible for an AI to understand. Sarcasm doesn’t rely on just words; it...
by Marcus Hermansson | May 27, 2024 | "Science", Business, Computer Science & AI, Social & Behavioral Science
In today’s fast-paced and data-driven business landscape, companies are increasingly turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to gain a competitive edge. AI offers powerful tools for analyzing large volumes of data, generating predictions, and automating tasks, all of...
