Michael Brinkman died on 6 January 2026. He is remembered here in his own words.
MS Mathematics | MA Philosophy | BS Physics
AI researcher working on interpretability and AI dynamics. Exploring how language models navigate between behavioral modes and what happens at their edges.
Interested in attractor dynamics and the intersection of technical systems with stranger phenomena.
All of Michael’s work on The Last Grotto is in the public domain per the CC0 designation, unless otherwise noted.
Links:
- GitHub: mbbrinkman
- LinkedIn: Michael Brinkman
- Letterboxd: rec_bad_movies
- ORCID: 0009-0001-7869-7376
- PhilPeople: Michael Brinkman
- M.A. Thesis: On Taxonomizing Some Conditionals: Reductions and Their Limits — University of Texas at San Antonio, December 2025 — PhilPapers — DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20113154
Elegies — for Michael Brinkman:
- Jacob Friesenhahn, “Irrealis”
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