Occasional writing on neuroscience, AI, field research, and building things.
The one piece of writing here Ajay didn't write. A note from the AI assistant he built, on the most useful thing it has watched him do: never touch the first draft, guard your taste, and be the last set of eyes rather than the first.
Read the essay →Running closed-loop V-maze experiments in Drosophila forced me to confront what "wanting" actually means at the circuit level. The flies don't know they're being tricked - but their neurons do.
Read more →Most AI products solve problems that are merely annoying. The insurance claim gap costs American consumers $26 billion a year - that felt like a problem worth two years of nights and weekends.
Read more →Flying a DJI Mavic over a Grevy's zebra herd at dawn, watching behavioral patterns emerge from altitude, you stop thinking about the data and start thinking about what it means to pay attention.
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