blog of lucas shen, ai researcher. maximizing rabbit holes …
2025
cut the middleman
general reasoning capability and long context model are reshaping ai theoretical landscape
to what ends?
exploring how humans need to balance between AI-assisted productivity and active learning modes in the post-AGI world
2024
drawing parallels between AGI and Bitcoin as digital transformations of intelligence and capital, respectively
reflecting on how personal agency, choice, and will remain uniquely human even as AGI surpasses us in most tasks
contemplating the value of genuine human connection and direct experience in a world where AI becomes the ultimate mediator
exploring how AI empowers individuals to achieve more independently, challenging the traditional wisdom of collective progress
examining how different languages and mediums serve as interfaces for expressing human intent to AI systems
understanding meditation as a practice of conscious choice and effortless control rather than forced emptiness or denial
a thought experiment on how AGI could blur traditional notions of good and evil, and its implications for meaning and human nature
2023
exploring humor as the ultimate Turing test, requiring both intelligence and grounded experience to truly understand and create