if someone is asking for scope/headcount/power without an extremely clear vision and execution plan for what they're going to do with it—beware! that is usually the sign of a bozo
@alexandr_wang
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Operating Principles: Trust Instinct, Act Fast, Resolve Issues
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everything i've learned about operating: trust your gut. act quickly. don't let problems stew.
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Why Adults Stop Deep Technical Work After School
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i was doing math problems on the plane (usamo 2023!) and the flight attendant asked me if I was doing schoolwork (flattering age-wise she thought I was in school) it’s a total shame that most people stop doing any technical or quantitative deep work post-school, esp on pen&paper
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Paul Graham’s Philosophy on Belief and Startup Success
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something @paulg once told me (paraphrased): “one of the reasons I think YC worked is because I truly do believe in everyone and got them to believe in themselves. and maybe I’m a fool for believing in everybody, but I really do!” PG has the most supportive & brilliant warmth
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AI Limitations: Human Happiness as Unique Human Advantage
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the only thing humans will always be structurally better than AI at is making other humans happy it’s biologically hard-coded—humans are best make other humans happy (and feel things broadly) but everything else, there’s no reason to believe AI won’t eventually overtake humans
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Customized High Performance Enterprise AI Solutions
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If you want customized, high performance for your enterprise, please reach out to us!
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Scale Fine-Tunes GPT-3.5 Outperforming Base Model 66 Percent
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We executed a pilot with @brexHQ on fine-tuning the models and where the fine-tuned GPT-3.5 model outperformed base GPT-3.5 66% of the time. We see strong evidence that you can fine-tune GPT-3.5 to provide dramatically better performance. https://
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Scale AI Partners with OpenAI for Enterprise Fine-Tuning
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We @scale_ai are announcing a strategic partnership @OpenAI today to be their preferred partner for enterprise fine-tuning. We are excited about the future of providing the perfect model for each enterprise's unique needs. Read more in
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Systems Engineering: The Most Valuable Skill Across Domains
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the most valuable skill in the world is systems engineering: the ability to debug, understand, and improve a complex system with limited/poor measurement THIS is what makes great scientists, engineers, PMs, operators, doctors & investors not truly taught in school outside STEM
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AI Creates New Jobs: Prompt Engineers and Beyond
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software engineering as a job was invented in the 1960s with the Apollo program fast forward to today, it’s viewed as the best job in America with over 1.6M jobs AI will similarly create totally new jobs that sound arcane today:
– prompt engineer
– AI teacher
– what else?