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The Empiricism Gap in Computer Science

So far, I have argued that there is a dissonance between, on the one hand, CS’s founding myths, curricula, and self-image, and, on the other hand, the…

Dec 26, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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The Empiricization of Computer Science

Scientific disciplines, like nations, have their own founding myths.

Dec 17, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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October 2025

Labeling Data with Language Models: Trick or Treat?

Large language models are now labeling data for us.

Oct 25, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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The Missing Discipline in Computer Science

On Teaching Computer Scientists to Ask “Why”

Oct 4, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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August 2025

The Lean Chinese Room

Compression, Speed, and the Blurred Line of Comprehension

Aug 25, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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The Retreating Human: God of the Gaps Logic in AI Resistance

I first came across the "God of the Gaps" concept when reading Richard Dawkins as an angsty teenager.

Aug 17, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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How AI May Change Social Media

Everyone is wrong about AI Slop #3

Aug 3, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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July 2025

AI Will Not Eat Social Media

Everyone is wrong about AI Slop #2

Jul 4, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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AI-Generated Videos are Actually Quite Expensive to Create

Everyone is wrong about AI Slop #1

Jul 1, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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June 2025

ChatGPT the Memorious

In “Funes the Memorious,” Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges depicts a series of fictional encounters with Ireneo Funes, an Uruguayan teenager.

Jun 15, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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February 2025

AI Progress and Societal Impact

The million-dollar question right now is: “How will AI impact society?” In many ways, the potential impact of AI can be grandiose: it can accelerate…

Feb 25, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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Does TikTok Amplify Certain Types of Content?

"There and back again"

Feb 16, 2025 • Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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