Not down in any map

Field Notes: April

Twenty, twenty, and a short king from Boston

Apr 30 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

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Language models aren't thinking, they're writing code in English

A field guide to a misunderstood technology

Apr 27 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

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March 2026

Field Notes: Marching Onward

Butler & Vonnegut, Newsom, Gaining Consciousness

Mar 25 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

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Your Kid Should Paint That

An unnecessary defense of modern art

Mar 17 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

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Creation Requires Intent

Remembering why we make things, and for who

Mar 3 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

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February 2026

Yes Free Lunch

A loophole in a fundamental theorem explains where AI is going

Feb 25 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

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The Gardener's Paradox

AI swarms, the death of coding, and the new shape of work

Feb 5 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

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January 2026

Intro: Not down in any map

it's more important than ever to search for signal out loud

Jan 26 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

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