Épisodes

  • How large language models work: Part 2 - vector flow
    Jan 19 2026

    In this episode, Britany describes how vectors flow through Large Language Models, and how they are transformed

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    4 min
  • How large language models work: Part 1 - the macro structure
    Jan 13 2026

    This is the first in a series of episodes explaining how Large Language Models work

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    7 min
  • Christmas, Demonology, and Large Language Models
    Jan 4 2026

    In this episode Dr West uses Christmas and Gnostic Demonology to explore how humans and Large Language Models have trouble separating physical reality from associative reality

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    19 min
  • The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    Dec 8 2025

    In this episode, Dr West explains the high dimensional structure of the unbearable lightness of being, for humans and for Large Language Models

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    24 min
  • Is Culture the Real AI
    Nov 19 2025

    In this episode, Dr West explains culture in terms of memes and how the success of large language models should change how think about this

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    40 min
  • Emotion: Part2. Large Language Model Emotions
    Oct 31 2025

    In this episode Dr West deconstructs the question of whether or not AI can have emotion, and gives a nuanced answer

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    42 min
  • Emotion: Part 1. Human Emotion
    Oct 16 2025

    In this episode, in preparation for discussing emotion in AIs, Dr West gives an overview of what we know about human emotion.

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    26 min
  • Britany explains the Free Energy Principle
    Oct 12 2025

    In this episode, Britany breaks down Karl Friston's Free Energy Principle into easy to understand bits

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    11 min