An introduction,
refined by a machine.
In the midway of this our mortal life,
I found me in a gloomy wood, astray
Gone from the path direct: and e'en to tell — Dante Alighieri, Inferno
Every meaningful conversation between strangers begins with a proper introduction — the small act of opening a door so that curiosity can step through. Online, where genuine intimacy is rare, that gesture leaves us exposed. I take the risk regardless: here, you find me openly.
Its companion page is written entirely by a human, its imperfections left in place — embraced rather than hidden. This page is the counterpart: the whole site is passed through an automated pipeline that renders the human original into a more polished form using AI. Flip the switch above — a kind of LLM-mode, in the spirit of a dark-mode toggle — to move between the two.
Everyone seeks connection — Deleuze would agree — for it is among the most essential parts of being human. Shared origins, common experience, and mutual interdependence are what make a relationship possible at all. My central question is this: how does AI support the work of connecting? Is there a genuine human–AI complementarity? Rather than answer outright, I would sooner leave the choice with you — and stay curious about how much our expression, and the bonds between us, stand to lose or gain as these tools advance.
Who am I?
I am Roland Hollós, a Hungarian environmental scientist driven above all by curiosity and a deep urge to create. My work sits at the crossroads of environmental science, mathematics, and computer science, and I remain a devoted reader of philosophy, sociology, psychology, history, and literature.
index.html by an AI translation pipeline. The wording is the
machine's; the meaning remains Roland's.