Neuroplasticity in AI: How the Brain’s Adaptability Inspires Smarter Machines

“Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor of his own brain.” – Santiago Ramón y Cajal Imagine you wake up one morning to find your coffee machine has grown extra buttons overnight, ready to prepare new exotic brews you didn’t even know existed. Far-fetched? For your kitchen appliances, certainly—but what if your …

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AI Brains or Clever Parrots? Unpacking How LLMs ‘Reason’

Have you ever noticed how your brain effortlessly maps out the fastest route to work—or zeroes in on the murderer halfway through a mystery novel? That’s reasoning in action: the invisible yet powerful mental machinery we use to draw conclusions, make decisions, and understand the world. Now, imagine machines doing the same thing. In recent …

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An In-Depth Look at Group Relative Policy Optimization (GRPO)

In recent months, the DeepSeek team has showcased impressive results by fine-tuning large language models for advanced reasoning tasks using an innovative reinforcement learning technique called Group Relative Policy Optimization (GRPO). In this post, we’ll explore the theoretical background and core principles of GRPO while also offering a primer on Reinforcement Learning (RL) and its …

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Elevating Large Language Models with Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Dive deep into Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) models. Understand their architecture, implementation with LlamaIndex, and diverse applications Picture this: a computer that can write like a person, but with the superpower of reading through a whole library in seconds to give the best answers possible. Welcome to the world of Retrieval-Augmented Generation or RAG for short. …

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