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A Doepfer modular synthesizer rack with yellow, teal and red patch cables plugged between the modulesEssayCan we intervene inside a neural network?In machine learning, the honest answer to “why did the model do that?” remains “we can’t really tell”. That may be changing, and below is an interesting read. I think it’s intriguing for anyone who works on causality. In management…31 October 2026 A corridor at Tapijn with yellow, orange, red and blue study alcoves in timber framesNewsCausal Data Science Meeting 2026

The Causal Data Science Meeting 2026 takes place online on 4–5 November 2026: two days of talks and discussion on causal data science, machine learning and AI, with researchers and practitioners from academia and industry. Attendance is free, and more than 1,600 participants have already registered.

Debate with Nick Huntington-Klein and Vasilis Syrgkanis on 4 November. Keynote by Teppo Felin on 5 November.

16 October 2026 Park bench scene from the 1997 film Good Will HuntingNewsThe Sistine Chapel Problem

In a time when Large Language Models (LLM) can write seemingly beautiful essays and solve hard coding problems in seconds, educators have to ask themselves a basic question: what is the most important thing about learning? The answer, which may surprise, can be found in a park bench conversation from a 1997 movie.

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