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The AI Reading Series · From Perceptrons to Agents · Lecture 2: From Neurons to Machines That Talk: How Connectionism Conquered Language

Part 2 of the AI reading series. The previous post ended with AlexNet's 2012 earthquake in image recognition. This one tells the road to language: how researchers turned words into vectors, taught networks to read sequences, discovered attention — and why, in 2017, eight Google researchers decided attention was all you need.

By |2026-08-17T18:46:41+00:00August 11, 2026|Categories: Getting Started, theory|Tags: , |0 Comments

The AI Reading Series · From Perceptrons to Agents · Lecture 1: Where Machine Learning Came From — Reading Cardon’s Neurons Spike Back

The first in a reading series taking you from the artificial neuron of 1943 to today's transformers, mixture-of-experts models and agents. Lecture 1 is a preparatory guide to Cardon, Cointet and Mazières' sociological history of AI, with reading strategy and glossary.

By |2026-08-13T04:52:33+00:00July 24, 2026|Categories: Getting Started, theory|Tags: , |0 Comments

Getting Started with MetaMask and the Polygon Amoy Testnet

Learn how to configure MetaMask for the Polygon Amoy testnet, claim free POL tokens and verify your transactions. Beginner‑friendly guide.

By |2025-11-08T13:08:11+00:00November 8, 2025|Categories: Blockchain, Getting Started|Tags: , , |0 Comments

How to import a GeoPackage layer in Python (geopandas) and R (sf)

GeoPackage is an open and non-proprietary data format that allows different layers to be stored within the same file. In this post, we are going to read and save layers using python (geopandas) and R (sf).

By |2025-11-07T12:12:17+00:00May 13, 2024|Categories: GeoPackage, Getting Started, Python, R|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Install R and RStudio for Spatial Analysis

R is an open-source statistical programming language used in statistical analysis but also in spatial analysis, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) applications. In this guide, we will walk you through the initial steps of setting up R and RStudio along with installing essential packages and testing them with spatial data.

By |2025-11-07T11:19:57+00:00April 24, 2024|Categories: Getting Started, GIS, R|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Getting Started with Python using Anaconda and Jupyter Notebook

In this guide you'll find clear instructions on setting up Python with Anaconda for spatial analysis. Then, we'll cover installing Python alongside Anaconda and adding essential dependencies like GeoPandas via the Anaconda Prompt. Lastly, we'll explore using the Jupyter Notebook for practical application.