Notes
Personal essays.
How I think when I am not at work. On AI, technology, health, performance and other things I have learned the hard way.
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12 January 2024
Chess and Cybersecurity: Why AI Falls Short
A structured experiment using chess to probe the limits of AI strategic reasoning — and what it reveals about why AI systems fail in novel, high-stakes situations. The difference between tactical optimisation and genuine intelligence.
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18 January 2024
Teaching AI to Unlearn: My Journey
What happens when you deliberately try to make an AI system forget something it has learned? An exploration of machine unlearning — the emerging discipline of selectively removing training data influence — and why it matters for privacy and safety in regulated industries.
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14 January 2024
Symbolic Rewards and Motivation
On the psychology of what actually motivates sustained effort — and the surprising power of symbolic rather than material rewards. Lessons from behavioural science applied to professional and personal practice.
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5 January 2024
Secrets to Effective Public Speaking
What I have learned from speaking at over 50 events globally — from regulatory conferences to board briefings to academic panels. The practical mechanics of communicating complex ideas to senior audiences who have very little time.
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2 January 2024
My 2024 Weight Loss Journey with Intermittent Fasting
A personal account of what actually worked, what did not, and what the evidence says about intermittent fasting. Written to help others avoid the errors I made in the first three months.