thingsai.io

AI Things. Human Things. What Builds What.

This is where I share what I'm learning and discovering:

  • Ideas – exploring new concepts in AI systems
  • Memos – distilling insights from research and literature
  • Essays – examining longer-term questions
  • Blog posts – capturing hands-on experiences

Think of it as a working notebook made public—practical, research-grounded, and opinionated.

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MEMO

Pitrat on AI Research (1997)

Building Solutions to Understand Problems

While preparing my HDR mémoire in 2013, I discovered Jacques Pitrat’s 1997 paper “Comment faire de la recherche en intelligence artificielle” buried in the LAFORIA archives (now LIP6). It was...

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Topic: Research
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ESSAY

Zen and the Art of Vibe-Coding

How AI-assisted coding eliminates the contemplative pauses between architecture and implementation—and whether beginners can still build expertise without that rhythm.

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Topic: AI & Cognition
Reading time: 12 min
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MEMO

Computational Thinking

Frameworks from research and expert practice

Computational Thinking encompasses the practices and knowledge involved in designing computer technologies. It bridges two domains: pedagogy (how we teach programming and computer science) and expert practice (how experienced developers...

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Topic: Education
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IDEA

Agent Coin

Autonomous AI Economic Transactions

AI agents need to transact—research agents buying API access, creative agents selling content, agents grounded in expert content monetizing their expertise—but every payment requires manual configuration and human approval. Give...

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Domain: Ai & work
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