Calvin

The AGI race is an all‑pay auction. That’s why “over‑investment” is rational.

This unprecedented race has an AI bubble built in by design

Oct 30, 2025 • Calvin Li

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February 2025

Explanation of The Stranger, by Jean-Paul Sartre | Original English Translation

Jean-Paul Sartre, “Explanation of The Stranger”, in Situations I, 1947

Feb 15, 2025 • Calvin Li

September 2024

The rational take on Founder Mode

A less toxic Founder Mode requires self-awareness

Sep 26, 2024 • Calvin Li

May 2024

The Hydra Game Solved

After solving for Hydra(5), here’s the general solution to the hydra game

May 1, 2024 • Calvin Li

April 2024

hydra(5)

Exact answer to the hydra game's 5th value. First 4 values are 1, 3, 11, 1114111

Apr 26, 2024 • Calvin Li

Why do LLMs work?

Demystifying LLMs a non-technical explanation and simple examples

Apr 13, 2024 • Calvin Li

March 2024

A penny for my thoughts

If my thoughts are worth a penny, how much should I charge?

Mar 24, 2024 • Calvin Li

Testing Labeling and Grouping

This is a label test to see if substack has the desired features for my long-term blog. Please ignore!

Mar 24, 2024 • Calvin Li

Coming soon

This is Calvin.

Mar 24, 2024 • Calvin Li