Some companies can turn the most motivated scientists and engineers into unproductive, complacent hamsters. They do this by introducing a large number of levels and process-heavy performance reviews several times a year. People become obsessed with their level, obsessed with
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Generative AI Transforms Coding Speed and Developer Productivity
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I tab tab tab. I can now code about any ML idea with VSCode and @MSFTCopilot while drinking an ice cold in a few hours. I remember many of these tasks used to take weeks for far better coders than me. Gen Software is remarkably transformative.
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Diffusion Models as Autoregressive Models: Understanding Frequencies
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The blogpost: https://
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JAX vs PyTorch: Choosing the right ML framework
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It depends. If you have TPUs, Jax. If you have GPUs, PyTorch. It also depends on who your community is, and whether you need to distribute models or not. For simple ML, either is fine and then it comes down to popularity within your circle.
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Business decisions on software frameworks impact productivity
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PS TF was actually fine and influential, but the point is that a business guy asking all employees to change software framework can be as impactful on productivity as anything else.
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Leadership Impact on Tech Company Success and Work Life Balance
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What happens to a company is not only the result of how good and committed their tech people are, but it is greatly influenced by the business decisions, the leadership, and the operating environment. Work life balance is important whether in a company or a startup (speaking
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Google AI Decision on TensorFlow Setback in Machine Learning
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Hmmm, from what I see my colleagues in AI at Google London work bloody long ours and are extremely committed. This guy once came to London and told us to abandon Torch and use TensorFlow. That set the field of AI back by at least 6 months. https://
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AI Video Generation Tools Transform Creative Industry Like Disney
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Creators using AI video generation tools will be very transformative over the next few years. Less than 100 years ago, Walt Disney also transformed generation through a series of technological advances, including techniques for adding audio to animation for the first time, then… https://t.co/sSWDxsUC2L
— Nando de Freitas (@NandoDF) 16 août 2024Creators using AI video generation tools will be very transformative over the next few years. Less than 100 years ago, Walt Disney also transformed generation through a series of technological advances, including techniques for adding audio to animation for the first time, then
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AI in authoritarian hands: Tech leaders against dictatorship
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Bravo @elonmusk
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