Podcast
“System 2” is a podcast about the architecture of AI systems, the philosophy behind them, and the personal experience of a non-engineer who builds anyway.
The Madurodam Problem — When Coherence Lies
System 2 / Self-Vector Validation (3/3) The Miniature City Lena: There is a miniature city in The Hague called Madurodam. Everything at 1:25 scale. Buildings, …
The Loom Objection — Why We Stay Agnostic
System 2 / Self-Vector Validation (2/3) The Objection Marco: I am going to ask the uncomfortable question today. Directly and without padding. If the loom does …
Bach and Second-Order Perception
System 2 / Self-Vector Validation (1/3) Consciousness as Starting Point Lena: I want to talk about someone today who really blew me away. Joscha Bach. Cognitive …
Digital Identity in the Self-Vector System
System 2 / Self-Vector Philosophy (6/6) Intro Today we explore how artificial systems perceive the world and shape themselves. Not through conventional static …
When the Vector Feels — Emotions as Bridge Dimension
System 2 / Selbstvektor-Philosophie (5/5) Intro Over the last four episodes, I have examined the Selbstvektor (self-vector) through four philosophical lenses. …
When an AI System Starts Organizing Itself
System 2 / Self-Vector Philosophy (2/4) Intro A parrot shouts “Fire!” in a packed theater. It understands nothing. But everyone runs out. The shout …
What My AI Agent Learned About Me
The Starting Situation Three months of working with an AI coach that logs every session. Not the content of conversations, but the metadata: What was planned? …
What Happens When a Non-Engineer Builds AI Architecture
The Thesis Computer scientists solve problems by applying known solution patterns to new situations. This is efficient. But it comes at a cost: the solution …
The Philosophy Behind the System
The Starting Point: Three Traditions, One Problem This episode connects three intellectual traditions that normally don’t speak to each other. Each poses …
The Limitation Is the Solution — Kant and the Boundaries of the Machine
System 2 / Self-Vector Philosophy (4/4) Intro I want to start on a personal note. In university, I took a seminar on Kant, Critique of Pure Reason. It is a book …
The Hammer and the Robot — Heidegger and Embodied Anticipation
System 2 / Self-Vector Philosophy (3/4) Intro In the self-vector concept, there is an argument I call the subtraction argument. It goes like this: imagine a …
My AI System Lied to Itself
Series: Self-Vector Philosophy (1/4) Intro I want to start with an observation that won’t let me go. When you ask Claude or GPT a question and the answer …
How an AI Agent Grew Up
Watch on YouTube → The Problem: Statelessness as a Design Decision Current language models are stateless. This is not a bug but an architectural decision: every …