A version of this has been the case in tech for a while already. You can either work in big tech and then be considered a flavor of SWE and subject to constant “reorgs”, or you can launch a startup. Almost nothing in between.
@tunguz
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Goldman Sachs: Meta Poised to End Year Under 70,000 Employees
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Goldman Sachs: Meta could end the year with under 70,000 employees
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Learning Breadth Challenge in Modern Math and Physics
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Solving particular *problems* in Math or theoretical Physics usually requires a very high level of familiarity with similar problems and techniques. The problem in modern math/physics is that it's very hard for any individual to haver a wide enough learning to be able to sift
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Forcing Outdated Tools Damages Engineer Morale
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And the worst thing that your company can do to tank your engineers morale is force all of them to use your preferred tool, especially an outdated one.
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AI Labs’ Business Strategy: How Much Do AIs Handle?
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How much of the top AI labs' business strategy is handled by their AIs these days?
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The rat race intensifies: AI’s impact on workforce competition
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The rat race got 10x rattier now.
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America’s Electoral Systems Face Unprecedented Cybersecurity Threats
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We've known since 2016 that America was hackable. This year we'll find out if it's breakable.
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It’s Happening: Existential Concerns About Imminent AI Event
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It's happening. It's been great knowing y'all.
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Small Scale AI Skirmishes Precede Major Conflict Ahead
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These are all still just small scale contained skirmishes. The real thing is yet to come.