Iuliia Gorshkova

For years, the benchmark for Large Language Model (LLM) progress seemed straightforward: a longer context window. We watched the numbers climb from a few thousand tokens to 32k, 100k, and eventually the million-token claims we see today. The implicit promise was tantalizing—if we could just feed the model everything, the entire codebase, every documentation page, [...]

Archaeology is entering a transformative era, driven by the synergy between artificial intelligence and robotics. The integration of machine learning algorithms, autonomous robots, and advanced imaging technologies is redefining how researchers approach ancient sites and artifacts. This quiet revolution is not only enhancing the efficiency and safety of excavations but also expanding the boundaries of [...]

When I first encountered recursion in an undergraduate algorithms course, the professor drew a tree on the whiteboard and asked us to calculate the number of leaves. It looked like a fractal explosion of logic. My brain felt like it was trying to fold in on itself. We spent weeks on recursion—defining base cases, managing [...]

In recent years, the landscape of workplace inclusion has undergone a profound transformation, propelled by advances in robotics and artificial intelligence. The once-distant dream of fostering full participation for people with disabilities is now materializing, as innovative technologies offer new avenues for autonomy, productivity, and collaboration. Robotics, in particular, is redefining the boundaries of accessibility, [...]

If you’ve spent any time wrestling with large language models in production, you know the pain points intimately. You spend weeks crafting the perfect system prompt, only to watch the model’s performance degrade as the conversation grows. You implement complex retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines to feed the model relevant documents, but the model still loses [...]

In recent years, the hospitality industry has witnessed a remarkable transformation driven by the integration of humanoid robots. From Tokyo’s bustling business districts to the opulent lobbies of Dubai and the dynamic eateries of Barcelona, these mechanical companions have moved beyond the realm of novelty into practical, commercial deployment. Their presence raises pressing questions about [...]

The narrative of artificial intelligence, as often told in popular media, resembles an exponential curve—a relentless, upward climb toward superintelligence, punctuated only by breakthroughs that arrive with increasing frequency. Yet, for those of us working inside the industry, the reality feels more like a series of ascents followed by long, frustrating traverses across flat terrain. [...]

In the last decade, the night sky has become increasingly busy. Thousands of satellites orbit Earth, providing services ranging from weather forecasting to internet access. Yet, this remarkable technological progress has a downside: the relentless accumulation of space debris. Fragments of defunct satellites, used rocket stages, and even flecks of paint hurtle around our planet [...]

Most of us who write code for a living have a pretty good intuition about how our own minds work. When we see a pattern enough times, we internalize it. We learn that a specific API call is flaky, that a particular algorithm scales poorly, or that a specific variable name is probably a typo. [...]

When we talk about "AI" today, the conversation almost immediately drifts toward the latest large language model or a novel architecture for image generation. We obsess over parameter counts, benchmark scores, and the emergent capabilities of these mathematical behemoths. This model-centric perspective is seductive because it treats intelligence as a property contained entirely within a [...]

Most software projects live in a state of perpetual beta. We ship with the understanding that we will refactor, patch, and iterate. This approach works for a consumer mobile app or a SaaS tool; if it breaks, we roll back, users are annoyed, but the world keeps spinning. Artificial intelligence systems, particularly those integrated into [...]

In recent years, a new frontier has emerged at the intersection of biology and robotics: biohybrid robots. These systems, which integrate living cells—most often muscle tissue—with artificial frameworks, are redefining our understanding of both robotics and biology. Unlike traditional robots made exclusively from metals and plastics, biohybrid robots employ living matter to achieve functions that [...]

The conversation in the boardroom has shifted. Five years ago, when the topic of Artificial Intelligence surfaced during a quarterly review, it was often relegated to a footnote in the CIO’s presentation—something about "digital transformation" or a vague promise of future efficiency. Today, the dynamic is unrecognizable. The question is no longer whether the organization [...]

The presence of AI tutors and robotic teaching assistants in classrooms is no longer a distant concept; it is a lived reality in several parts of the world. Over the last five years, educational institutions across Europe and the MENA region have been quietly piloting and integrating these technologies, reshaping the daily rhythms of teaching [...]

For years, the world of artificial intelligence has felt like a tale of two cities. On one side, we have the connectionists, the architects of deep neural networks who have given us breathtaking capabilities in perception, pattern recognition, and generation. Models like GPT-4 and Midjourney are statistical marvels, learning complex distributions from vast datasets. On [...]

Mining has long stood at the crossroads of progress and peril, shaping economies while challenging the resilience of both people and planet. In recent years, the integration of robotics into mining operations has quietly but profoundly transformed the industry, particularly in regions where the stakes for safety and sustainability are highest: Latin America and Africa. [...]

The conversation around AI regulation often feels like it’s moving at the speed of light, yet the underlying machinery of machine learning models operates on a much slower, iterative cadence. When we talk about compliance, we aren’t just discussing a static artifact that passes a review and is then shipped. We are dealing with living [...]

As urban landscapes evolve, the integration of robots and artificial intelligence (AI) into the fabric of smart cities has become a defining feature of city planning in both Europe and the United States. This transformation is not merely technological—it is reshaping the daily experience of city dwellers, the responsibilities of public institutions, and the very [...]

Every engineering team eventually confronts a silent adversary that isn’t a bug, isn’t a feature request, and isn’t quite a technical limitation. It’s the accumulation of compromises, shortcuts, and deferred decisions that slowly constrict a system’s ability to evolve. In the world of Large Language Model (LLM) applications, specifically within Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, this [...]

Recent years have witnessed a remarkable acceleration in humanoid robotics, with prototypes now capable of nuanced facial expressions, conversational exchanges, and lifelike movements. This technological momentum has been accompanied by a series of incidents—both minor and serious—that have prompted fresh scrutiny of how these machines should be regulated. As public awareness grows, so too do [...]

One of the most profound shifts happening in software architecture today is the move from monolithic services to agentic systems. We are no longer just building applications that respond to requests; we are engineering ecosystems of autonomous agents that perceive, plan, and act. While this unlocks incredible capabilities—scaling human labor, automating complex workflows, and solving [...]

Artificial intelligence promises transformative efficiency, yet its deployment within government and public institutions operates under a fundamentally different set of constraints than the consumer or enterprise sectors. While a startup might iterate on a recommendation algorithm in days, a municipal government deploying a system to prioritize infrastructure repairs faces a labyrinth of legal, ethical, and [...]

Artificial intelligence has become the most dynamic and capital-intensive field in modern technology, but its rapid maturation is creating a complex landscape for professionals. While the hype cycle suggests an endless upward trajectory, the underlying economics and technical realities are beginning to carve out specific roles that will likely plateau—becoming either commoditized, automated away, or [...]

As we advance deeper into the third decade of the 21st century, robotics is no longer confined to research labs or factory floors. Robots are moving into our homes, hospitals, cities, and even our social interactions. This transformation is not merely technical; it is fundamentally reshaping how we live, work, and relate to technology. For [...]

There's a peculiar hum in the development environment these days. It’s not just the fans spinning up on our workstations or the low-frequency vibration of server racks in the data center. It’s the sound of cognitive load shifting. For decades, the primary constraint in software engineering was often the speed at which a human could [...]

Robotics has always sought inspiration from biology, but in recent years, the connection between neuroscience and robotics has deepened in remarkable ways. The desire to build machines that can adapt, learn, and interact with the world as seamlessly as biological organisms has led researchers to look closely at the very mechanisms that enable animal intelligence. [...]

When we talk about artificial intelligence, particularly in the realm of large language models, the conversation often drifts toward the impressive fluency of the output. We marvel at the syntax, the coherence, the ability to generate code or poetry. Yet, beneath the surface of this linguistic fluidity lies a far more intricate mechanism: the validation [...]