Nikhil Raghavendra.

Studying intelligence, artificial and otherwise

A little about me

Writing

5 essays

2025

  1. The Evolutionary Foundations of Mind Perception

    Why humans see minds everywhere, from rustling bushes to language models, and what evolution has to do with it.

    Cognition & AI 38 min read

2024

  1. TinyChat15M: A Small Conversational Language Model

    Building, training, and running a 15-million-parameter conversational model on a tiny RISC-V board.

    Machine Learning 10 min read

  2. Sniffing My Neighbour's Phone Number

    A practical investigation into the metadata AirDrop exposes and how a nearby observer can turn it into a phone number.

    Privacy & Security 7 min read

2023

  1. A Proof of Concept for Setting Up a Networkless Shell

    A bidirectional, LoRa-based command shell for isolated systems, built from off-the-shelf radios and a USB interface.

    Hardware & Security 7 min read

  2. Hacking a Live Streaming App

    How packet capture and HLS internals turned a cramped tablet stream into a living-room broadcast.

    Security 8 min read