Amogh Mahapatra's Writings

The Two Loops

change, complexity, ideas, logic, Recommender Systems, Self Improvement, Systems, Technology
Memorization vs Generalization

Artificial Intelligence, books, complexity, large language models, literature
Understanding Active Learning

anecdotes, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Mathematics
What are Counterfactuals?

Artificial Intelligence, causality, complexity, logic, philosophy, Science, Science fiction
Character is Destiny

anecdotes, books, creativity, fiction, ideas, literature, logic, Mathematics
Understanding p-hacking

Bayesian Statistics, comedy, complexity, logic, Mathematics, Statistics, Technology
The two selves

large language models, Recommender Systems, Risk Management, Storytelling
The subtlety of falling short

Artificial Intelligence, creativity, fiction, Science, Storytelling, Technology
The art of adaptation: From Screenplays to Models

anecdotes, ideas, philosophy, Storytelling, Writing
Beyond Algorithms: A Tale of Serendipitous Interactions

Artificial Intelligence, Existentialism, ideas, Machine Learning, Optimization, Statistics, theory