Zappable

AI Innovations Since the First LLM

As I’ve mentioned, many people still think of AI as a text-in text-out language model trained on next-token prediction.

Sep 10 • Ariel

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AI Solves a Millennium Prize Problem*

OpenAI announced today that their (unreleased) swarm of AI agents solved a Millennium Prize problem, proving a negative resolution to Navier–Stokes.

Sep 9 • Ariel

Why are AI Researchers Concerned About AI Risk?

A Response to Cal Newport’s Op-Ed

Sep 7 • Ariel

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August 2026

AI Theology

On the recent OpenAI AI agent hacking

Aug 31 • Ariel

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What is AI?

Explaining how the meaning of “AI” has changed over time

Aug 27 • Ariel

Fact-Checking History with AI

My Guest Post on Bryan Caplan’s Substack

Aug 26 • Ariel

Spencer Greenberg on Valuism and the 12 Psychological Levers Behind Every Self-Help Book

Podcast Episode with Spencer Greenberg of Clearer Thinking

Aug 17 • Ariel

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July 2026

Locks, Loopholes, and Language Models

Podcast Episode with Computer Scientist and Legal Scholar Shaanan Cohney

Jul 20 • Ariel

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April 2026

An Overview of Google's AI Tools

Many people outside of tech don’t realize how AI has advanced over the last couple years, so I figured I’d provide an overview of different AI features…

Apr 21 • Ariel

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March 2026

80% of School Is a Waste of Time - Will AI Change It?

Podcast Episode with Bryan Caplan, Author of "The Case Against Education"

Mar 16 • Ariel

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February 2026

Unlocking Knowledge with AI

People talk about the risks of using modern AI - if you use AI, how are you going to learn to think?

Feb 8 • Ariel

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Drawing the Line with AI

Podcast on using AI with Mike Todasco

Feb 3 • Ariel

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