Hi, I'm Toby Lightheart - an independent machine learning researcher in Adelaide, Australia.
This web page is a directory for my online activity.
I am the founding engineer at Symbol Farm where I do machine learning research (continual learning) and product development. For recent information, check out the company website and my Substack.
To see some of the history and progression of my ideas on AI, learning, the meaning of life, and other philosophical thoughts, see:
Obsidian vault (2026), https://publish.obsidian.md/tobylightheart
WordPress blog (2016-2022), tobylightheart.wordpress.com - example, Artificial General Intelligence: some thoughts (Nov 2022)
GitHub technical blog (2018-2021) at tobylightheart.github.io - example, First Steps in Developing Selective Neural Networks (Nov 2018)
My PhD thesis, Constructive Spiking Neural Networks for Simulations of Neuroplasticity (2018)
WordPress blog (2011-2015), mindtheleap.wordpress.com - example, Values and Artificial Super-Intelligence (Sep 2012)Â
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