Towards Data Science

Is This Slop? Detecting AI-Generated Content Without a Model

Research-backed cues to detect LLM-generated text along with the mathematical intuition as to 'why' The post Is This Slop? Detecting AI-Generated Content Without a Model appeared first on Towards Data Science .

Towards Data Science
5d ago

The AI That Learned to Understand Long After It Stopped Trying

The article titled "The AI That Learned to Understand Long After It Stopped Trying" discusses a small, strange discovery in machine learning known as grokking. It highlights how this phenomenon involves an AI developing understanding after ceasing to actively try. The piece was originally published on Towards Data Science.

By Utkarsh Mangal
Towards Data Science
Sep 24

Beyond RAGs: Building Actually Truthful AI Harnesses

The article "Beyond RAGs: Building Actually Truthful AI Harnesses" discusses the limitations of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, emphasizing that retrieval alone does not guarantee evidence for AI claims. It explores methods for constructing AI systems that can substantiate their statements, moving beyond simple retrieval to more robust proof mechanisms. The piece highlights the importance of developing AI that can verify its own outputs rather than merely retrieve information.

By Ari Joury, PhD
Towards Data Science
Sep 22

An Introduction to Jev

The article titled "An Introduction to Jev" discusses an AI system that focuses on making decisions rather than generating text. It highlights Jev’s unique approach to decision-making within the broader context of AI development. The piece was originally published on Towards Data Science.

By Thomas Reid
Simon Willison
Sep 18

Note on 18th September 2026

Simon Willison reflects on his current disinterest in large language models (LLMs), comparing it to a geneticist dismissing the newly opened Jurassic Park. He emphasizes that this stance feels odd given the excitement surrounding LLMs. The note highlights his personal stance on AI and generative‑AI topics.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 2

Modelpedia: A Catalog of Model Findings for the Meta-Science of AI

Modelpedia is an automated, LLM-assisted framework that extracts and organizes findings about AI models from published papers into a searchable public catalog. It links each finding to the relevant model, dataset, method, and concept, and has already extracted over a thousand findings from ICLR 2024 and 2025 papers. The authors invite the community to explore, contribute to, and build on this open catalog, positioning model findings as a shared foundation for the meta‑science of AI.

By Franciszek Bernat (Centre for Credible AI, Warsaw University of Technology), Dawid P{\l}udowski (Centre for Credible AI, Warsaw University of Technology), Micha{\l} Jan W{\l}odarczyk (Centre for Credible AI, Warsaw University of Technology), Luca Longo (University College Cork), Jianlong Zhou (University of Technology Sydney), Andreas Holzinger (Human-Centered AI Lab), Riccardo Guidotti (University of Pisa, ISTI-CNR), Wojciech Samek (Technical University of Berlin, Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data), Przemys{\l}aw Biecek (Centre for Credible AI, University of Warsaw)