Carmen Amo Alonso: Part 2 (AI Architectures and the Dynamics of Intelligence)
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In the second part of my interview with the incredibly talented Carmen Amo Alonso we discuss her fascinating work at the intersection of AI and control, examining topics such as:
Using tools from control theory to analyse and design AI systems
Controlling large language models to guarantee a particular sentiment for their output
Using vision-language-action models to control robots using language
and a whole lot more!
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References
The architecture of language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApC0AWWTajU
Diffusion models: https://the-principles-of-diffusion-models.github.io/
Skip connection paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.10609
Review of state-space models in AI: https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.16899
3 Blue 1 Brown video on transformers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjZofJX0v4M
Dynamical systems framework paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15731
Designing sequence models: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09389v1
Controlling LLM output: https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15454v3
Controllability of LLMs: https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05637v1
Vision-language-action model paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.05487v1
NARRATE: https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.10762
DEMONSTRATE: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12855v1
Domitilla Del Vecchio: https://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/ddv@MIT.EDU
Biomolecular feedback systems book: https://www.fbswiki.org/wiki/index.php/Biomolecular_Feedback_Systems
Mathias Foo episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1G3vhRoeenTWRrEwauT0ne
inControl episodes: Mario di Bernardo: https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/1632769/episodes/19167890-ep44-mario-di-bernardo-from-circuits-to-cells-and-swarms-control-meets-complexity
Mustafa Khammash: https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/1632769/episodes/12648716-ep11-mustafa-khammash-cybergenetics
John Doyle: https://ieeecss.org/contact/john-doyle
InControl episode: https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/1632769/episodes/12841020-ep12-john-doyle-part-i-a-pioneer-s-guide-to-robust-control-the-past-present-and-future
Jerome Sieber: https://jerome.sieber.io/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApC0AWWTajU
youtube.comhttps://the-principles-of-diffusion-models.github.io/
the-principles-of-diffusion-models.github.iohttps://arxiv.org/abs/2410.10609
arxiv.orghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2403.16899
arxiv.orghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjZofJX0v4M
youtube.comhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15731
arxiv.orghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09389v1
arxiv.orghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15454v3
arxiv.orghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05637v1
arxiv.orghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2603.05487v1
arxiv.orghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2403.10762
arxiv.orghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12855v1
arxiv.orghttps://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/ddv@MIT.EDU
meche.mit.eduhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/1G3vhRoeenTWRrEwauT0ne
open.spotify.comhttps://ieeecss.org/contact/john-doyle
ieeecss.orghttps://jerome.sieber.io/
jerome.sieber.io