Research

Independent research and analysis at the intersection of AI, science, and complex human systems.

Programming & Code

4 Critical LLM Security Risks in RAG Systems: Protecting Your AI’s Knowledge Base

Mar 19, 2026

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2 min read

4 Critical LLM Security Risks in RAG Systems: Protecting Your AI’s Knowledge Base

How data poisoning, prompt injection, and GraphQL exploits expose vulnerabilities in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and what you can do to secure them

Dave Berry

Programming & Code

From Theory to Code: A Deep Dive into Molecular Extended-Connectivity Fingerprints (ECFPs) with Python

Mar 4, 2026

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25 min read

From Theory to Code: A Deep Dive into Molecular Extended-Connectivity Fingerprints (ECFPs) with Python

Understanding Molecular Fingerprints and the ECFP Algorithm, with a Step-by-Step Python and RDKit Implementation

Dave Berry

Programming & Code

Building a Simple Version Control System with Python

Mar 1, 2026

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6 min read

Building a Simple Version Control System with Python

A Step-by-Step Python Tutorial to Create a Snapshot-Based Version Control System Using Hashing, File Tracking, and a Command-Line Interface

Dave Berry

Blog

Emerging Trends and Systems Implications of Multi-Modal AI Models

Feb 26, 2026

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12 min read

Emerging Trends and Systems Implications of Multi-Modal AI Models

A Systems-Level Analysis of Text-to-Image and Text-to-Video Models, Diffusion vs Transformer Architectures, and Emerging Performance Bottlenecks in Generative AI

Dave Berry

Blog

Prefix Tuning: Lightweight Adaptation of Large Language Models for Customized Natural Language Generation

Feb 25, 2026

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11 min read

Prefix Tuning: Lightweight Adaptation of Large Language Models for Customized Natural Language Generation

How Continuous Prompts Enable Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning of Large Language Models for Natural Language Generation

Dave Berry

Programming & Code

Multimodal Few-Shot Learning with Frozen Language Models: A Review

Feb 24, 2026

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9 min read

Multimodal Few-Shot Learning with Frozen Language Models: A Review

How Frozen Language Models Enable Multimodal Few-Shot Learning Across Vision and Text Tasks

Dave Berry