Tristan Slominski
@tristanls.bsky.social
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Hello o/ Creator of
https://mapkeep.com
. Building sensorimotor intelligence
@thousandbrains.org
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I hate LLMs so much.
22 days ago
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Stage 2 of
#enshittification
is well in progress. The surplus is being shifted away from consumers. chatgpt is already not working on mobile web. Stage 3, that comes after, will take surplus away from the content producers. They'll have to pay for content (not ads) to be shown
24 days ago
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I'm looking for Mac-only IT support company for SMB. Anyone have good experiences?
26 days ago
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I find it wild how AI is this unstoppable force and also we have to change every API and data format to markdown.
29 days ago
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This holiday season I managed not to buy any new domain names ๐
about 1 month ago
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So... what happens when LLMs are trained on LLM generated code?
about 1 month ago
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@firefox.com
how are you this incompetent in 2025?! Your major version update (146), once again, destroyed all bookmark functionality. What do you think you Job To Be Done is?!
about 1 month ago
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heh... "The โis aโ relation is the most overhyped and poorly understood mistake in computer science." ... change my mind ๐
about 1 month ago
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@markburgessosl.bsky.social
I'm noticing the change to LEADS TO instead of FOLLOWS FROM in SSTorytime writing. Any significant reason for the change? Or is it just easier for folks to use?
about 1 month ago
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
about 2 months ago
/9
@tristanls.bsky.social
presents Our path to an easy-to-use platform. How weโre planning to evolve Monty into an easy to use platform and how the community can help.
youtu.be/kXoB49lcnAo
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2025/12 - Our Path to an Easy-to-Use Platform
YouTube video by Thousand Brains Project
https://youtu.be/kXoB49lcnAo
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
about 2 months ago
Take a crash course on Monty, the Thousand Brains Project, how it works, and how to get involved. Ask questions, explore the implementation, and learn from the team. Today at 9AM PST.
www.meetup.com/thousand-bra...
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Did anyone at Google bother to read this sentence out loud?
2 months ago
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Tristan Slominski
Kevlin Henney
3 months ago
It's Halloween. So here's a story about the horror of replacing your developers with AI:
accu.org/journals/ove...
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Judgment Day
What if AI takes your job? Teedy Deigh finds out.
https://accu.org/journals/overload/32/180/deigh/
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There's this idea that thanks to LLMs reviewing code will become more important than writing code. It misses the idea that writing code includes reviewing code as a side effect. For those who only speak "LLM": writing code is like generating your own data on which you train to review code.
4 months ago
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
4 months ago
๐ New Video Series: Community Videos! First up: Collin &
@tristanls.bsky.social
dive into adding CUDA GPU support to Montyโs HypothesesUpdaters, with a proposed high-level API + open issues to tackle. Watch here ๐
youtu.be/eFmIK16B5kQ
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2025/08/28 GPU Support Meeting
YouTube video by Thousand Brains Project
https://youtu.be/eFmIK16B5kQ
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Pflugerville Purrpfect Pawtners Cat Rescue Make it happen
#pflugerville
5 months ago
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
5 months ago
๐ Help us build an open source platform. Remote, impactful, collaborative. Find out more:
thousandbrains.org/company/care...
#SoftwareEngineering
#RemoteJobs
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Staff Software Engineer
As a software engineer on the Thousand Brains Project, you will shape our open-source code base to make it accessible to a large research community. Additionally, you will write code and maintain infr...
https://thousandbrains.org/company/careers/staff-software-engineer/
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Incidentally, this short 4 minute video triggered in me a fundamental insight into why quaternions work: an embedding in a higher-dimensional space with one constraint avoids singularities or discontinuities when representing the embedded space.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPgJ...
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Modern Robotics, Chapter 2.3.2: Configuration Space Representation
YouTube video by Northwestern Robotics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPgJPjCUIXU
5 months ago
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I'm looking for a full-time remote Staff Software Engineer to join our team in building an open-source platform.
thousandbrains.org/company/care...
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Staff Software Engineer
As a software engineer on the Thousand Brains Project, you will shape our open-source code base to make it accessible to a large research community. Additionally, you will write code and maintain infr...
https://thousandbrains.org/company/careers/staff-software-engineer/
5 months ago
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You've heard of conventional commits, you've heard of conventional comments... behold: conventional responses.
conventionalresponses.org
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Conventional Responses
Responses that are easy to emote and convey how you actually feel
https://conventionalresponses.org/
6 months ago
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Are you a software developer who wants to work on AI but doesn't have the classic Machine Learning / LLM / deep neural network experience? Then, I'm looking for you... I'm looking for traditional software engineers to build our sensorimotor intelligence platform.
thousandbrains.org/company/care...
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Open-Source Software Engineer
As a software engineer on the Thousand Brains Project, you will shape our open-source code base to make it accessible to a large research community. Additionally, you will write code and maintain infr...
https://thousandbrains.org/company/careers/open-source-software-engineer/
6 months ago
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
6 months ago
๐จ Question: How did you build something radically different than deep learning?
youtube.com/shorts/4cfxP...
Read the paper:
arxiv.org/abs/2507.04494
Read the plain language explainer:
thousandbrains.org/thousand-bra...
#AI
#Neuroscience
#ThousandBrains
#SensorimotorAI
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https://youtube.com/shorts/4cfxPinHQUY
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
6 months ago
๐ From LEGO bricks to neocortical-robotic AI. We built a robot with tower-mounted RGB+depth sensors & a rotating platform, powered by Monty + Raspberry Pis, to scan real-world objects in 3D. ๐ฅ Watch the build, debug, train & demo:
youtu.be/_u7STtACQ50
#Robotics
#AI
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2025-05 LEGO Robot Presentation and Demo
YouTube video by Thousand Brains Project
https://youtu.be/_u7STtACQ50
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I'm hiring again at
@thousandbrains.org
I'm looking for an experienced software engineer to join us in transforming our groundbreaking research into a platform that will enable people worldwide to run Monty and apply sensorimotor intelligence to their problems.
thousandbrains.org/company/care...
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Open-Source Software Engineer
As a software engineer on the Thousand Brains Project, you will shape our open-source code base to make it accessible to a large research community. Additionally, you will write code and maintain infr...
https://thousandbrains.org/company/careers/open-source-software-engineer/
6 months ago
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Tristan Slominski
Bryan Cantrill
7 months ago
A must-watch talk from
@scott.hanselman.com
. Scott and I are of the same vintage, and I am embarrassed (mortified!) by how revolting some of our generational peers have become. Technology still has a unique power to improve our lives, but wow, do we ever have work to do.
youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg?...
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Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
https://youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg?si=Z9oI2xgzPnq9Bcr5
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It occurred to me that it used to be difficult to convince "the business" that 100% SLO was not achievable. No defects was so difficult to counter. I'm amazed how much LLMs flipped the whole thing on its head and nobody cares anymore ๐.
7 months ago
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Welcome to Costco, I love you.
7 months ago
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
7 months ago
1/ ๐จAnother New Paper Drop! ๐จ โHierarchy or Heterarchy? A Theory of Long-Range Connections for the Sensorimotor Brainโ ๐ Dive into the full thread ๐งต
arxiv.org/abs/2507.05888
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
7 months ago
๐ฅ Want to understand how the neocortex builds intelligence? Artem Kirsanov made a great video on the Thousand Brains Theory, the foundation of everything weโre building at here Thousand Brains Project! ๐ฅ
youtu.be/Dykkubb-Qus
#Neuroscience
#AI
#ThousandBrains
#Neocortex
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A Fundamental Unit Of Intelligence
YouTube video by Artem Kirsanov
https://youtu.be/Dykkubb-Qus
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
7 months ago
/1 ๐จ New Paper Drop ๐จ Weโve released โThousand-Brains Systems: Sensorimotor Intelligence for Rapid, Robust Learning & Inferenceโ โ the first working implementation of a thousand-brains system, code-named Monty. ๐ Dive into the full thread ๐งต
arxiv.org/abs/2507.04494
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Tristan Slominski
Viviane Clay
7 months ago
Many people think of the brain as a hierarchical system, and in many ways it is. But there is also a lot of non-hierarchical processing going on. Check out this pre-print where we review and propose functional roles for the different long-range connections in the neocortex ๐ง
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Latest updates to the Thousand Brains Theory!
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7 months ago
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Tristan Slominski
Viviane Clay
7 months ago
Super excited to share our new paper! We spent the past years building an alternative AI approach, and now we demonstrate a whole range of advantages. Robust object & pose detection, generalization, data and compute efficient training, continual learning, shape bias, intelligent policies, and more!๐ฆพ
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Tristan Slominski
Niels Leadholm
7 months ago
Ok this is one I've been really excited to share - our pre-print demonstrating the capabilities of thousand-brain systems is now out ๐ง ๐ It gives a great overview of why we believe the approach we're taking is so promising. Rapid and continual learning leading to rapid and...
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The papers demonstrating neocortex-inspired sensorimotor AI are finally here! If you are interested in what comes after LLMs, then these are the ones to read.
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7 months ago
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
9 months ago
๐จ New video drop, the first in a series on object behavior, initiated at our Feb retreat. We dive into how the neocortex models behavior and tracks features through movement in cortical structures. Follow our journey as we uncover how behavior works. ๐
youtu.be/TzP53N2LsRs
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2025/02 - Brainstorming on Modeling Object Behaviors and Representations in Minicolumns
YouTube video by Thousand Brains Project
https://youtu.be/TzP53N2LsRs
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Tristan Slominski
Jason Gorman
9 months ago
It's fascinating watching developers discover they get better results using "A.I." if they prompt with tests, work in small steps, test continuously, review and refactor throughout, integrate often, and work in smaller teams, and attributing those results to autocomplete.
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How neurons interpolate between points
youtu.be/du7TkVtTb6o?...
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How Neurons Interpolate Between Points
YouTube video by Thousand Brains Project
https://youtu.be/du7TkVtTb6o?feature=shared
10 months ago
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Tristan Slominski
Oxide Computer Company
10 months ago
Join the team that's changing computing forever!
oxide.computer/careers
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Recently, I had the opportunity to talk about the
@thousandbrains.org
at the Austin Robotics & AI Meetup. Check it out.
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10 months ago
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A lot of the ridiculous "you will get everything you've ever wanted" claims of the "text-to-X" AI models seem to keep forgetting that a lot of the challenge lies in the "thought-to-text" portion of the solution.
11 months ago
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
about 1 year ago
๐ Exciting update! The Thousand Brains Project is now an independent non-profit organization separate from
@numentaofficial.bsky.social
. This change empowers us to focus entirely on our mission - free from for-profit distractions - while advancing our groundbreaking research. ๐
thousandbrains.org
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Home | Thousand Brains Project
Powerful neuroscience-based AI
https://thousandbrains.org
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reposted by
Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
about 1 year ago
๐ The 2025 Q1 Roadmap is here! ๐ฅโจ Join
@vivianeclay.bsky.social
&
@cortical-canonical.bsky.social
as they dive into this quarters 3 key pillars: 1๏ธโฃ Fundamental Research Progress 2๏ธโฃ Implement Past Years Research 3๏ธโฃ Usability & Extensibility ๐ Watch now & see whats next:
youtu.be/xlNKnu-it3I
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2025/01 - Q1 Roadmap
YouTube video by Thousand Brains Project
https://youtu.be/xlNKnu-it3I
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Why is the graphic depicting a black hole though?
about 1 year ago
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Lying Language Model
about 1 year ago
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Tristan Slominski
Will Larson
about 1 year ago
Finally took some time over past month to learn Wardley mapping. Still a technique Iโve rarely seen โin real lifeโ, but glad that
@mipsytipsy.bsky.social
mentioned it a few times online in ~2018 and Iโve finally caught up ๐
lethain.com/learning-war...
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Rough notes on learning Wardley Mapping.
In my ongoing efforts to draft a book on engineering strategy, Iโve finally reached the point where I need to transition โWardley Mappingโ from a topic to consider including into a topic that I either...
https://lethain.com/learning-wardley-mapping/
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reposted by
Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
about 1 year ago
๐ Exciting update! The Future Work section of our docs just got a major refresh! Explore key project ideas (like Detect Local & Global Flow)โbig enough for a paper or a masterโs thesis. ๐ก Open an RFC to share your ideas! ๐ Dive in:
thousandbrainsproject.readme.io/docs/project...
Questions? Ask away!
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
about 1 year ago
@vivianeclay.bsky.social
recently joined the Gen Z Diplomat Podcast with Ayush Prakash to discuss the Thousand Brains Project! ๐ง โจ She explores how neuroscience could reshape our understanding of intelligence and its impact on the world
youtu.be/aQmazrukbMk
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#ThousandBrainsProject
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A Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence - Dr. Viviane Clay
YouTube video by Ayush Prakash
https://youtu.be/aQmazrukbMk
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Tristan Slominski
Thousand Brains Project
about 1 year ago
๐ Transformers vs. Monty: 2023 ๐ง
@cortical-canonical.bsky.social
compares Self-Attention & Voting, explores Reference Frames, and dives into Transformers. Not core to understanding Monty but packed with interesting information. ๐ฝ Watch now:
youtu.be/Nq_eui-8r0A
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2023/03 - Monty Compared to Transformers
YouTube video by Thousand Brains Project
https://youtu.be/Nq_eui-8r0A
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The Next Monty 3D Environment Simulator This is an overview of the state of Montyโs 3D environment simulators as of December, 2024.
nomotherships.substack.com/p/the-next-m...
#ThousandBrainsProject
#WardleyMaps
#OpenSource
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The Next Monty 3D Environment Simulator
This is an overview of the state of Montyโs 3D environment simulators as of December, 2024.
https://nomotherships.substack.com/p/the-next-monty-3d-environment-simulator
about 1 year ago
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