Sparse Rewards: Enlightenment and Reinforcement Learning
On enlightenment, reinforcement learning, and the rarest signal in life.
Thariq Shihipar
AI, coding & games
Latest posts
A Lovely Autumn Night
On how ambition changes shape — from climbing towers to taking care of the people you love.
The Thing
On how we are all bottlenecked by courage, and why being smart rarely helps.
I can think. I can wait. I can fast.
On not needing anything, and the freedom that comes from wanting less.
Strangers & Travelers
On being a stranger in the world, and how to change it without changing yourself.
Clay and Light
On the two modes of being — driven by desire or moved by something inexplicable.
Spiritual Technology
On systematized ways of improving character and soul, inspired by Ghazali.
Intention
On the nature of intention, accountability, and why I write publicly about spirituality and personal growth.
LLM-Powered Sorting with TrueSkill
Sorting large amounts of data using LLMs and TrueSkill
Should Developers Care about Interpretability?
A breakdown of how interpretability & steering work, and why it matters.
Claude Computer Use — Is Vision the Ultimate API?
A deep dive into Anthropic’s new Computer Use API.
AI & Product Strategy Consulting through Multiverse Inc.
A deep dive into Anthropic’s new Computer Use API.
Detecting when LLMs are Uncertain
A deep dive into a new reasoning technique called Entropix.
Sherpa - An AI Email Assistant
A deep dive into a new reasoning technique called Entropix.
AI Worldbuilding
An experiment in AI-aided world building for roleplaying games.
How Modding Games Changed My Life
A description of the impact of modding games on my life.
Crypto ELI5
An explainer of a 'toy crypto' currency to help build intuition on how the block chain works.