Gwern

Pseudonymous essayist. Writes at gwern.net on AI scaling, statistics, genetics and long-running internet research, with heavy citation and a habit of revising old essays in place rather than leaving them wrong.

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Where they publish

gwern.netSite The essays, heavily cited and revised in place rather than left wrong.

A large, cross-linked body of essays on AI scaling, statistics, genetics and internet research. Old pieces are revised in place rather than superseded, so a page here is a current position rather than a dated one.

Open gwern.net

Link verified 1 Sept 2026.
gwernGitHub The site's own source, and the research tooling behind it.

The source of gwern.net itself along with the scrapers and analysis code behind the essays — the working method, rather than the conclusions.

Open github.com

Link verified 1 Sept 2026.