Problems

is an annual advent calendar of programming puzzles which might be themed around helping Santa’s elves prepare for Christmas. The whimsical setting masks the proven fact that many puzzles call for serious algorithmic...

One might encounter various frustrating difficulties when attempting to numerically solve a difficult nonlinear and nonconvex optimal control problem. In this text I'll consider such a difficult problem, that of finding the shortest path...

To make large language models (LLMs) more accurate when answering harder questions,...

You’ve written extensively about agentic AI and frameworks like smolagents and LangGraph. What excites you most about this emerging space? I first began exploring generative AI largely out of curiosity and, admittedly, a little bit...

“You may see it as a form of super coding agent,” says Pushmeet Kohli, a vp at Google DeepMind who leads its AI for Science teams. “It doesn’t just propose a bit of...

When some commuter trains arrive at the tip of the road, they...

The introduction and evolution of generative AI have been so sudden and intense that it’s actually quite difficult to completely appreciate just how much this technology has modified our lives.Zoom out to only three...

Nvidia announced Thursday it’s partnering with EPRI, an influence industry R&D organization, to make use of AI to resolve problems facing the electrical grid. Perhaps sarcastically, the problems are largely brought on by rising...