Discussion
Forum
The SAIRC Discussion Forum is a space for AI enthusiasts to share what they're thinking about. No formal research paper required. Posts can be submitted anonymously and span a wide range of formats:
- Tutorials or deep-dives on AI topics
- Fresh perspectives: reframings or new ways of looking at something
- Novel research results communicated in plain language
- Resources and opportunities in AI (summer programs, tools, datasets)
- Thought experiments and speculative ideas
- Notes or study guides from courses
Recent Posts
AI research as a civil service
Reproduced with permission by Nathan Lambert…
Accelerating Strategic AI in Education
Reproduced with permission by John Danner…
Why Most School AI Policies Are Failing
Reproduced with permission by Elissa Malespina…
LLMs need limits: teaching students that AI does more with less
Reproduced with permission by Mike Taubman…
AI shouldn't be doing more philosophy than students
Reproduced with permission by Mike Taubman…
Lying, gaslighting, & blackmailing — what's going on with AI chatbots?
Reproduced with permission by Melanie Mitchell…
Natural Language Autoencoders: Turning Claude's Thoughts into Text
Full credit goes to the original author, linked below. All blog posts were reposted either with permission of the author, or by anonymous submission by SAIRC members like yourself.…
How to perform Data Collection & Labeling in 2026
Reproduced with permission by Devansh…
How to Thrive in the Age of AI
Reproduced with permission by Devansh…
Mythos Is Just the Beginning
This post was submitted by a SAIRC member either as a recommended read or student-created post. All credit remains with the original author.
A response to Claude Mythos Preview di…
How Are Students Using AI?
Republished with permission from Annette Vee and The Norton Newsletter. Is "everyone" really "cheating their way through college" as the recent New York Magazine article claims? Th…
What is Alignment in AI?
Republished with permission by Armand Ruiz, writer of Leaders AI.
AI alignment is the process of ensuring that AI systems act in ways that are consistent with human values and ethi…
Fine-Tuning LLMs is a Huge Waste of Time
Republished with permission by Devansh, writer of AI Made Simple.
Fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) is frequently sold as a quick, powerful method for injecting new knowledg…
The 'AI is a Bubble' Narrative is Stupid, Wrong, and Dangerous
Republished with permission by Devansh, writer of AI Made Simple.
The situation is a bit… odd. OpenAI signs a $300B deal with Oracle. Oracle buys tens of billions in GPUs from Nvid…
How to Prompt Reasoning Models Effectively
Republished with permission by Devansh, writer of AI Made Simple.
Most people are still prompting reasoning models like it is 2023. That used to help. Now it often wastes money, ad…