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merqurio commented on An analogy for Machine Learning: It's like baking a cake without a recipe   merqur.io/2026/01/25/what... · Posted by u/merqurio
merqurio · 22 days ago
Hi HN, the author here

I wrote this post after giving a talk on AI to a non-technical audience. I found that the analogy of baking a cake without a recipe was a powerful way to build intuition for how ML models are trained and, more importantly, the common ways they can fail.

I hope this is a useful mental model, whether you're an expert trying to explain your work or a newcomer to the field.

I'm here to answer any questions.

I'm also curious: what are your favorite analogies for explaining complex technical topics?

merqurio commented on Show HN: Coi – A language that compiles to WASM, beats React/Vue    · Posted by u/io_eric
merqurio · 23 days ago
Nice work ! Thanks for shating

It reminds me of https://leptos.dev/ in Rust, although the implementation might be very different

merqurio commented on Fossil versus Git   fossil-scm.org/home/doc/t... · Posted by u/vednig
merqurio · a month ago
If you want to understand the implementation, the DeepWiki documentation is very helpful:

https://deepwiki.com/drhsqlite/fossil-mirror/

merqurio commented on Europe is scaling back GDPR and relaxing AI laws   theverge.com/news/823750/... · Posted by u/ksec
merqurio · 3 months ago
The news feels bittersweet. With 10+ of experience in healthcare AI, I have seen enough shitty products to genuinely welcome strict regulation for critical sectors; however, this shift threatens to dilute the sense of urgency that was growing in the sector.

We recently built a platform specifically to navigate the complex intersection of MDR (Medical Device Regulation) and the AI Act, relying on the pressure of hard deadlines. By introducing flexible timelines linked to technical standards, the EU risks signaling that compliance is a secondary concern, potentially stalling the momentum... and at this point patient safety is my biggest concern, not our platform

This introduces chaos rather than relief. Companies do not need lower standards; they need clarity.

We can compete effectively against high standards as long as the rules are clear. EU AI Act was clear. This proposal substitutes the certainty of a high bar with the confusion of a sliding scale, which may hinder the industry more than it helps :/

u/merqurio

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