Iuliia Gorshkova

For the better part of a decade, the dominant paradigm in artificial intelligence education has been pattern matching on a grand scale. We have built systems that ingest the entire corpus of human knowledge and learn to predict the next token, the next pixel, or the next label with staggering accuracy. When a student asks [...]

Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) are redefining how humans interact with machines, opening doors to a future where thought and technology are seamlessly integrated. At the intersection of neuroscience, engineering, and robotics, BMIs translate neural signals into commands that can control external devices. The implications are profound: from restoring lost functions in individuals with paralysis to enhancing [...]

For nearly a decade, the trajectory of artificial intelligence seemed deceptively simple: add more data, increase the model size, and watch performance improve. This was the era of "scaling laws," a period defined by the steady, almost predictable gains of making neural networks wider and deeper. We moved from millions to billions, and then to [...]

When we talk about artificial intelligence, the conversation often drifts toward the grand ambitions of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). We hear about massive, monolithic models that can write poetry, debug code, and pass bar exams. The narrative, largely driven by Western tech giants, focuses on breadth—building systems that can do a little bit of everything. [...]

When I first started deploying language models into production systems, I made a classic mistake. I focused entirely on traditional software metrics—latency, throughput, uptime—and treated the AI component as a black box that either worked or didn't. It took a painful incident where a customer service bot started giving increasingly nonsensical responses to a specific [...]

In recent years, AI-powered prosthetics have transformed the field of assistive technology, promising not just restoration of lost function, but a seamless integration between human intent and artificial limb movement. This new generation of prostheses leverages advances in machine learning, signal processing, and robotics to create devices that learn, adapt, and respond to the unique [...]

It’s a strange thing, watching a system think. You feed it a prompt, and for a few seconds, nothing happens. The cursor blinks. The server churns. You’re waiting for a response, but what you’re really waiting for is a decision. In traditional computing, we measure efficiency in cycles per second. In agentic systems, we measure [...]

Recent advancements in robotics have been shaped by two foundational technologies: actuators and batteries. These components determine not only a robot’s movement and functionality, but also its operational lifespan, safety, and adaptability to complex environments. In this article, we explore the latest trends in actuators and batteries, focusing on power density, durability, and the persistent [...]

There’s a particular kind of silence that falls over a server room when a production model starts behaving unpredictably. It’s quieter than a hard outage, but somehow more unnerving. The logs are clean, the latency is within bounds, but the outputs are drifting into nonsense, or worse, subtle, damaging bias. I’ve seen teams scramble to [...]

Space exploration stands at the frontier of human curiosity, with robotics acting as the vanguard in environments too harsh or distant for direct human involvement. The synergy of artificial intelligence and robotics has propelled missions beyond the Earth’s orbit, leading to significant breakthroughs on the Moon, Mars, and, increasingly, in interplanetary space. As technology matures, [...]

When we talk about artificial intelligence in healthcare, the conversation often drifts toward futuristic scenarios—autonomous surgical robots or fully diagnostic neural networks. But the reality of AI regulation today is far more grounded, complex, and immediate. It lives in the quiet hum of server farms processing patient data, in the meticulous documentation of model validation, [...]

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence has brought about a new era in robotics, with intelligent agents now capable of navigating dynamic environments and performing complex tasks. However, as models become more sophisticated, their computational and energy demands have grown exponentially. For robots that must operate autonomously and often untethered, energy efficiency is paramount. Model [...]

Every research assistant I’ve ever mentored eventually hits the same wall. You’re three days deep into a literature review, armed with a spreadsheet of fifty PDFs, and you realize you’re reading the same introduction for the tenth time. The papers cite each other in a web that feels dense but surprisingly shallow once you start [...]

In recent years, the field of soft robotics has undergone an exciting transformation, fueled by the rapid evolution of AI-driven materials. These innovative substances, whose behaviors and properties are often inspired by nature, present a promising alternative to traditional rigid components. Such materials not only enhance the flexibility and adaptability of robots but also open [...]

Building knowledge graphs at scale feels a bit like city planning for a metropolis that never sleeps. You start with a neat blueprint, a handful of entities, and a few elegant relationships. Then, suddenly, you are managing millions of nodes, billions of edges, and a constant influx of new data that threatens to turn your [...]

When we talk about AI hallucinations, the conversation almost immediately drifts toward the model itself. We scrutinize training data, we tweak hyperparameters, we fine-tune on curated datasets, and we obsess over the temperature settings that govern the randomness of the output. The prevailing narrative suggests that if we just train a model long enough, or [...]

The term "AI agent" has become a magnet for hype, often conjuring images of sentient systems capable of complex reasoning and autonomous decision-making. This framing, while exciting, frequently leads to brittle, unpredictable, and expensive products. When we treat agents as attempts at artificial general intelligence (AGI) in miniature, we set ourselves up for failure by [...]

In the aftermath of disasters—natural or manmade—the immediate priority is always the preservation of human life. Yet, these environments are often too hazardous for even the most skilled first responders. Robots, with their ability to traverse dangerous terrain, withstand extreme conditions, and provide real-time data, have emerged as indispensable tools in the modern disaster response [...]

When we build complex software, especially systems that learn from data, we often talk about them as if they are monolithic entities. We say "the model decided," "the algorithm recommended," or "the system failed." But anyone who has spent time debugging a distributed system or tracing a memory leak knows that a "system" is rarely [...]

The integration of quantum computing with robotics is poised to redefine the capabilities and limits of autonomous systems. As robotics encounters increasingly complex environments and tasks, classical computational resources are stretched thin, especially in domains such as real-time optimization, machine learning, and multi-agent coordination. Quantum computing, with its fundamentally different approach to information processing, introduces [...]

The phrase “ethical AI” has become a corporate talisman, a linguistic shield brandished in press releases and boardroom presentations to signify safety and responsibility. It suggests a moral compass embedded within algorithms, a commitment to fairness, transparency, and human well-being. Yet, when the legal system scrutinizes these claims—particularly following an incident where an autonomous system [...]

In recent years, the intersection of robotics, marine science, and environmental stewardship has given rise to a new generation of underwater robots, or autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). These sophisticated machines are quietly transforming our ability to monitor and protect the world’s oceans, offering unprecedented insights into the health of coral reefs, the spread of pollutants, [...]

The concept of the "tech career ladder" has always been somewhat fluid, but for the last three decades, it has largely followed a predictable arc. You start as a junior engineer, writing code under supervision. You graduate to mid-level, owning features and navigating system design. Eventually, you reach the senior tier, where you influence architecture [...]

In recent years, the landscape of mental health therapy has been quietly but profoundly transformed by the emergence of robots designed not just for physical assistance, but as companions and facilitators in psychological care. Far from the cold automatons of dystopian fiction, these machines are being shaped by researchers, clinicians, and engineers to engage with [...]

The discourse surrounding artificial intelligence and employment often falls into a binary trap: either AI will replace everyone, or it will merely be a productivity tool that leaves human roles untouched. The reality, particularly for mid-level knowledge work, is far more nuanced and specific. It lies not in the wholesale replacement of job titles, but [...]

Swarm robotics has emerged as one of the most intriguing and dynamic fields at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, biology, and complex systems. Drawing inspiration from the collective behaviors of social insects such as ants, bees, and termites, researchers are developing sophisticated algorithms and robust hardware capable of achieving remarkable feats through simple, local [...]

When we architect systems that incorporate autonomous agents—whether they are sophisticated AI models, automated scripts, or distributed microservices—we often obsess over latency, throughput, and algorithmic efficiency. We benchmark model inference speeds, we tune database indexes, and we obsess over network hops. Yet, in the trenches of production engineering, the vast majority of critical incidents, security [...]