longing and learningEssays by Olivia on AI and tech, behaviour and habits, meaning and faith, relationships, and things she tried, filed in a cabinet of letters.https://longingandlearning.com/en-auWhat a language model doesn't know it doesn't knowhttps://longingandlearning.com/essays/what-a-model-doesnt-know/https://longingandlearning.com/essays/what-a-model-doesnt-know/Placeholder essay: why fluent machines sound most certain exactly where they should hesitate.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI and TechuncertaintyattentionneuroscienceThe brain is a prediction machine that gets lonelyhttps://longingandlearning.com/essays/the-lonely-prediction-machine/https://longingandlearning.com/essays/the-lonely-prediction-machine/Placeholder essay: what predictive processing suggests about why isolation feels like noise.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRelationships and ConnectionneuroscienceconnectionlearningWhy we keep making things nobody asked forhttps://longingandlearning.com/essays/making-things-nobody-asked-for/https://longingandlearning.com/essays/making-things-nobody-asked-for/Placeholder essay: on the stubborn, social urge to make things with no obvious use.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBehaviour and Habitsattentionconnectioncreativity