I Tried Building My Resume on the Blockchain — Here’s What Worked (And What Didn’t)

One thing I’ve learned as a developer is that skill doesn’t always show up on paper. I once worked on a small open-source bug that nobody else wanted to touch. It wasn’t glamorous, but it mattered. That fix ended up helping hundreds of users, yet it never made it onto my rĂ©sumĂ©. That’s the problem. … Read more

‘Let It Wag!’ and the Limits of Machine Learning on Rare Concepts

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Concepts in Pretraining Data and Quantifying Frequency 3 Comparing Pretraining Frequency & “Zero-Shot” Performance and 3.1 Experimental Setup 3.2 Result: Pretraining Frequency is Predictive of “Zero-Shot” Performance 4 Stress-Testing the Concept Frequency-Performance Scaling Trend and 4.1 Controlling for Similar Samples in Pretraining and Downstream Data 4.2 Testing … Read more

AI Training Data Has a Long-Tail Problem

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Concepts in Pretraining Data and Quantifying Frequency 3 Comparing Pretraining Frequency & “Zero-Shot” Performance and 3.1 Experimental Setup 3.2 Result: Pretraining Frequency is Predictive of “Zero-Shot” Performance 4 Stress-Testing the Concept Frequency-Performance Scaling Trend and 4.1 Controlling for Similar Samples in Pretraining and Downstream Data 4.2 Testing … Read more

AI Models Trained on Synthetic Data Still Follow Concept Frequency Trends

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Concepts in Pretraining Data and Quantifying Frequency 3 Comparing Pretraining Frequency & “Zero-Shot” Performance and 3.1 Experimental Setup 3.2 Result: Pretraining Frequency is Predictive of “Zero-Shot” Performance 4 Stress-Testing the Concept Frequency-Performance Scaling Trend and 4.1 Controlling for Similar Samples in Pretraining and Downstream Data 4.2 Testing … Read more

Analyzing the Impact of Pretraining Frequency on Zero-Shot Performance in Multimodal Models

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Concepts in Pretraining Data and Quantifying Frequency 3 Comparing Pretraining Frequency & “Zero-Shot” Performance and 3.1 Experimental Setup 3.2 Result: Pretraining Frequency is Predictive of “Zero-Shot” Performance 4 Stress-Testing the Concept Frequency-Performance Scaling Trend and 4.1 Controlling for Similar Samples in Pretraining and Downstream Data 4.2 Testing … Read more

How AI Models Count and Match Concepts in Images and Text

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Concepts in Pretraining Data and Quantifying Frequency 3 Comparing Pretraining Frequency & “Zero-Shot” Performance and 3.1 Experimental Setup 3.2 Result: Pretraining Frequency is Predictive of “Zero-Shot” Performance 4 Stress-Testing the Concept Frequency-Performance Scaling Trend and 4.1 Controlling for Similar Samples in Pretraining and Downstream Data 4.2 Testing … Read more

What 300GB of AI Research Reveals About the True Limits of “Zero-Shot” Intelligence

:::info Authors: (1) Vishaal Udandarao, Tubingen AI Center, University of Tubingen, University of Cambridge, and equal contribution; (2) Ameya Prabhu, Tubingen AI Center, University of Tubingen, University of Oxford, and equal contribution; (3) Adhiraj Ghosh, Tubingen AI Center, University of Tubingen; (4) Yash Sharma, Tubingen AI Center, University of Tubingen; (5) Philip H.S. Torr, University … Read more

Grok is “Improved” According to Elon, But It’s Raising More Concerns Now Than Ever

Friday morning started with a bold claim from Elon Musk: his AI chatbot Grok has gotten a major upgrade. “We have improved @Grok significantly. You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions,” Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter). But within hours, people were asking a very different question: What exactly did he improve? Because if … Read more

G-Knot Appoints Crypto Veteran Wes Kaplan As CEO, Launches The First Finger Vein Biometric Wallet

New York, New York, July 8th, 2025/Chainwire/–G-Knot, a pioneering biometrics technology company developing the world’s first finger vein crypto wallet, today announced the appointment of Wes Kaplan as the company’s CEO. Kaplan, a globally recognized leader with expertise across fintech, digital assets, and traditional finance, will spearhead the global commercialization of G-Knot’s revolutionary biometric solutions. … Read more

Sugar Daddy Season ($SUGAR) Launches Community Contest And Teases Bold Roadmap

New York, NY, July 8, 2025 /–Sugar Daddy Season ($SUGAR), the meme coin that’s redefining digital status and community wealth, is turning heads—this time with a community contest kicking off July 1 and a sneak peek at what’s next. From a video game to a documentary, Sugar Daddy Season isn’t just another meme project; it’s a … Read more

How Blockchain Can Help Us Trust What We Read and See

“Burn the Witch! Burn the Witch!” “I have a spell that can make it easy to differentiate AI-generated content from real content.” Like me, you probably got hooked on this ‘burn the witch’ trend before you even realized those videos were AI-generated. Honestly, no one can fault you for that because the things we can … Read more

Satellites, Sovereignty, and the Next Internet Revolution

How Can Space Tech Help Us Build a Decentralized Internet? TL;DR: Satellites as blockchain nodes will unlock a censorship-resistant, accessible internet beyond Earth’s centralized infrastructure. 1. Introduction Earth’s Internet was designed as a decentralized system to avoid single points of failure in military communications. It was named after the network of networks. That’s why it … Read more

Can Decentralization Save the Internet from Itself?

Today, we live in what can sometimes feel like a digital utopia, one where the internet brings the world closer together. Social platforms mediate communication and connect us regardless of time, place, or distance. But with this powerful connection comes a growing need for regulation and control. Censorship is the restriction of interactions and the … Read more

How to Use LlamaIndex.TS to Orchestrate MCP Servers

In this post, we’ll demonstrate how to orchestrate Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers using llamaindex.TS in a real-world TypeScript application. We’ll use the Azure AI Travel Agents project as our base, focusing on best practices for secure, scalable, and maintainable orchestration. Feel free to star the repo to get notified of the latest changes. ==If … Read more

What Functional Programmers Can Learn from Sequent Calculus

Table of Links Introduction Translating To Sequent Calculus 2.1 Arithmetic Expressions 2.2 Let Bindings 2.3 Top-level Definitions 2.4 Algebraic Data and Codata Types 2.5 First-Class Functions 2.6 Control Operators Evaluation Within a Context 3.1 Evaluation Contexts for Fun 3.2 Focusing on Evaluation in Core Typing Rules 4.1 Typing Rules for Fun 4.2 Typing Rules for … Read more

OFZA Appoints Amir Tabch as CEO to Lead Next Phase of Regulated Growth

OFZA, the UAE-born, regulator-aligned cryptocurrency exchange, has appointed Amir Tabch as Chief Executive Officer to lead OFZA through its next stage of growth and market activation. This leadership milestone reflects OFZA’s deepening commitment to building the most trusted crypto exchange in the region—one that’s designed from day one to align with regulations, empower users, and … Read more

How Typing Rules and Type Soundness Work in Core and Fun Programming Languages

Table of Links Introduction Translating To Sequent Calculus 2.1 Arithmetic Expressions 2.2 Let Bindings 2.3 Top-level Definitions 2.4 Algebraic Data and Codata Types 2.5 First-Class Functions 2.6 Control Operators Evaluation Within a Context 3.1 Evaluation Contexts for Fun 3.2 Focusing on Evaluation in Core Typing Rules 4.1 Typing Rules for Fun 4.2 Typing Rules for … Read more

Why Type Soundness Matters in Functional Programming Languages

Table of Links Introduction Translating To Sequent Calculus 2.1 Arithmetic Expressions 2.2 Let Bindings 2.3 Top-level Definitions 2.4 Algebraic Data and Codata Types 2.5 First-Class Functions 2.6 Control Operators Evaluation Within a Context 3.1 Evaluation Contexts for Fun 3.2 Focusing on Evaluation in Core Typing Rules 4.1 Typing Rules for Fun 4.2 Typing Rules for … Read more

How Focusing Resolves Stuck Terms in Core Evaluation

Table of Links Introduction Translating To Sequent Calculus 2.1 Arithmetic Expressions 2.2 Let Bindings 2.3 Top-level Definitions 2.4 Algebraic Data and Codata Types 2.5 First-Class Functions 2.6 Control Operators Evaluation Within a Context 3.1 Evaluation Contexts for Fun 3.2 Focusing on Evaluation in Core Typing Rules 4.1 Typing Rules for Fun 4.2 Typing Rules for … Read more

The Risks and Realities of Leverage Staking

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Related Work 3 Background 3.1 Blockchain and DeFi 3.2 Ethereum PoS 3.3 Staking Options 3.4 LSD 3.5 DeFi Lending Protocols 4 System Model and 4.1 System Participants 4.2 Leverage Staking with LSDs 5 Analytical Study 6 Empirical Study 7 Cascading Liquidation 7.1 stETH Price Deviation and Terra … Read more