What I did at Recurse Center
The author spent the summer at the Recurse Center in Brooklyn, participating in various study groups focused on deep learning, mathematics, and LLM agents. Key activities included building sandboxed environments for AI agents, working through deep learning textbooks, and exploring mathematical puzzles and generative art. Additionally, the author completed a mini language project and analyzed the neural network code behind a board game AI to understand its strategic decision-making.
- ▪The author participated in study groups such as Agentic Adventures, Practical Deep Learning, and Math Monday at the Recurse Center.
- ▪In the Agentic Adventures group, participants built remote sandboxes for LLM agents and trained small models using techniques like LoRA.
- ▪The author completed the development of a mini language called dodo, specifically implementing the recursive code for its match statement.
- ▪Analysis of the Keldon AI for the board game Race for the Galaxy revealed that economic strategies are stronger than military ones in the base game.
- ▪A talk on the ZIP file format highlighted security vulnerabilities arising from inconsistencies between different unzipper implementations.
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What I did at RC Sep 11, 2026 I spent the summer at Recurse Center, a programming retreat in Brooklyn, at the recommendation of my friend Cory. These are some things I did there. Participated in study groups RC has regular study groups that anyone can organize and schedule. For example, people would get together every Friday to work through old Advent of Code challenges together. I did Agentic Adventures, Practical Deep Learning, Math Monday, and a short series investigating an open source board game AI. Agentic Adventures Agentic Adventures is a discussion group for people interested in modern LLMs and agents; we did different things every week. Some highlights: Amanda and I built a remote sandbox for a vibecoding agent that we could run with dangerously-skip-permissions.
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