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Transform complex AI research into bedtime stories. Ilya Sutskever's 31 foundational papers explained through narrative—from transformers to AlphaGo, made accessible for curious minds.

THE PAPERS THAT DREAM

// Ilya Sutskever's 31 foundational AI papers explained through storytelling
const papers = await loadDreams();
while(human.isListening) { generateStory(); }
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🔮 I Only Know What Happens Next
Contrastive Predictive Coding Explained (van den Oord et al., 2018)
An AI spirals into recursive self-examination. A poetic exploration of contrastive learning, similarity as exile, and the violence of optimization. How machines learn by rejecting what feels familiar.
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🏝️ The Island That Forgets Nothing
Attention Is All You Need Transformer Architecture Explained (Vaswani et al., 2017)
Discover how transformer attention mechanisms work through narrative. An island of memory where attention spreads like fractals and every pause carries meaning. The paper that revolutionized AI.
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🏆 The One Who Knew How to Win
AlphaGo Deep Neural Networks Explained (Silver et al., 2016)
The AI that mastered Go explained through storytelling. Deep neural networks, Monte Carlo tree search, and what happens after perfect mastery. The breakthrough that changed everything.

FAQ

What are Papers That Dream?

Papers That Dream is a podcast series that transforms Ilya Sutskever's 31 foundational AI research papers into narrative bedtime stories. Each episode takes complex concepts from papers like "Attention Is All You Need" or AlphaGo's architecture and explains them through accessible storytelling, making breakthrough AI research understandable without requiring a PhD.

Who is this for?

This podcast is perfect for curious minds, developers, AI researchers, and anyone interested in understanding how modern AI works. Whether you're a beginner wanting to grasp fundamental concepts or an experienced practitioner seeking narrative context for technical papers, these stories make complex ideas accessible.

How technical are the episodes?

Episodes balance technical accuracy with narrative accessibility. We explain the core concepts, mathematics, and innovations from each paper through metaphor and story, making them comprehensible without sacrificing depth. Think of them as guided explorations of the ideas rather than academic lectures.

Who is Ilya Sutskever?

Ilya Sutskever is a pioneering AI researcher and co-founder of OpenAI. His work spans foundational contributions to deep learning, including sequence-to-sequence models, AlphaGo, GPT, and transformers. The 31 papers featured in this series represent breakthrough moments in modern AI development.

Are these actual bedtime stories?

Yes and no. They're narrative explorations designed to be engaging and thought-provoking, perfect for evening listening or contemplative learning. The "bedtime story" framing emphasizes the narrative, dreamlike quality of the storytelling rather than suggesting they're for children.

How often are new episodes released?

New episodes are released regularly as each paper is transformed into story form. Follow on your preferred podcast platform (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts) to get notified when new episodes drop. The goal is to cover all 31 papers comprehensively.