TimiOkoya

Writing — Timileyin Okoya
Writing

Essays, notes & technical writing

I write about artificial intelligence, systems thinking, and the craft of engineering — short commentary shared on LinkedIn, and longer technical notes on my blog.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Systems Thinking
  • Engineering
  • Research Notes
Selected Writing

Recent pieces

LinkedIn

Leverage Can Amplify Mistakes: Leopold Aschenbrenner Caution

Recent reports about Leopold Aschenbrenner made me think about an old investing lesson — and what happens when leverage is applied to a system that is already fragile.

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LinkedIn

Four Charts from IEEE Spectrum Worth Every AI Practitioner’s Time

Four charts from IEEE Spectrum that are worth every AI practitioner’s time — a short, visual read on where the field is actually heading.

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Blog · 2018

Lvalues and Rvalues

On the value categories at the heart of C++ — and why I’m always wary of words or catch-phrases that initially look super complicated.

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The Blog

Timimatic

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“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” Technical notes on computing, systems, and the ideas behind the code.

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Ideas, commissions & collaboration

Working on something in AI, robotics, or engineering education — or want to talk through an idea? I’d be glad to hear from you.