Antoine Branchoux 11/19/24 Antoine Branchoux 11/19/24

Aristotle's conception of the good person

The elements that constitute Aristotle's conception of the good person, primarily sourced from his Nicomachean Ethics.

Antoine Branchoux 11/12/24 Antoine Branchoux 11/12/24

Less code, more neural networks

The share of rule-based code in software, in actual computations and output production, will decrease importantly for the profit of neural nets.

Antoine Branchoux 10/28/24 Antoine Branchoux 10/28/24

Statistics, probabilities and information - Introduction

Introduction to important notions in statistics, probability and information theory.

Antoine Branchoux 10/28/24 Antoine Branchoux 10/28/24

Neural networks and transformers - Notions

Introduction to important notions in machine learning / artificial intelligence, neural networks and transformers.

Antoine Branchoux 10/20/24 Antoine Branchoux 10/20/24

What do you need to build a good economy? and good companies?

It starts with a need for consumption, and is solved by production. A list of ten fundamental principles to build a good economy, and good companies in this economy.

Antoine Branchoux 8/11/24 Antoine Branchoux 8/11/24

Molecules, SMILES and transformers

What are molecules and SMILES representations and how we can use them for training molecule generation models.

Antoine Branchoux 6/8/24 Antoine Branchoux 6/8/24

A case for optimism

I believe in the good sides of the world, I believe in the possibility of a good future. If you don't believe in it, what's the point?

Antoine Branchoux 5/14/24 Antoine Branchoux 5/14/24

A short story (and take) on life and consciousness

How life began, evolved, and developed consciousness, from ancient oceans to animals to intelligent machines.

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A case for appreciation

We need to be able to appreciate the good things in life without waiting for everything to be perfect, like being able to appreciate the beautiful trees in a forest even if one of them is sick.

Antoine Branchoux 3/18/24 Antoine Branchoux 3/18/24

Meaning: the most important question to ask ourselves

The most important question to ask ourselves seems to have always been, and surely always will be: What is the meaning of life? or What is our purpose in the universe?

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Focus on the process rather than the outcome

To be happier, it is better to focus on the process, on the path, rather than on the result.

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Everyone has an impact on the world

We cannot change the face of the world alone, it is something much bigger than us, but at our scale, we can choose how we want to contribute and it will have an influence.