I remember attending one of these YC things at Stanford and Max Levchin, answering a question that I don't remember, saying that startup founders should "minimize diversity." That's what will make you efficient. They felt very safe in that audience.
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Costa Rica Tech Office Embraces Pura Vida Culture
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"Pura Vida" embodies Costa Rica’s approach to life, emphasizing happiness, well-being & contentment For #HispanicHeritageMonth, see how Bricksters in our new Costa Rica office embrace Pura Vida & collaborate with their local tech community:
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AI-Generated Portrait: Tongan Woman in Marble Fragment Style
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"In front of a deep black backdrop, a figure of middle years, her Tongan skin rich and glowing, is captured mid-twirl, her curly hair flowing like a storm behind her. Her attire resembles a whirlwind of marble and porcelain fragments. Illuminated by the gleam of scattered
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GenAI Tank Man Image Persists on Reddit Despite Google Removal
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Looks like this GenAI image is gone from the top of Google Images, but still easily found via the Reddit post where it was originally posted six months ago. https://
reddit.com/r/midjourney/c
omments/129pcy8/selfie_tank_man_tiananmen_square_1989/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
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Nobel Prize Winners Criticize AI Field as Pseudo-Science
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This field is such junk pseudo science at this point. Which other field has its equivalent of Nobel prize winners going absolutely bonkers? Between him and Hinton and Yoshua Bengio (his brother has the complete opposite view at least) clown town is getting crowded.
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Substack Embraces Algorithms for Reader Writer Experience
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"Algorithms in themselves are neither good nor bad." Huge about-face on algorithmic feeds from @Substack with their new app announcement today. I think this is for the best—and I'm excited to see what algorithms optimized to achieve different ends can do for readers and writers.
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Creative Partner Julien Vallée Explores AI Tools Evolution
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Today we're highlighting Creative Partner Julien Vallée, of directing duo @valleeduhamel.
— Runway (@runwayml) 20 septembre 2023
Julien shares his perspective on the creative process and how AI tools are evolving his approach.
Learn more about CPP: https://t.co/eUDvjcyOuo pic.twitter.com/hCEG7AVQ5LToday we're highlighting Creative Partner Julien Vallée, of directing duo @valleeduhamel
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Pi AI plays haiku guessing game with Union Leader Mike Lynch
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Pi plays a game with Union Leader, Mike Lynch, live on @Peston … guess which haiku is about which leader… http://
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Creating Inclusive Workplaces: DEI Guidelines for Organizations
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There are essential guidelines to follow to unlock the full potential of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Here are some insights to inspire you in creating an inclusive work environment. #infographic Source @nasscom via @antgrasso #DEI #inclusion
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AI Art Impact on Artists: Research and Perspectives
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AI Art and its Impact on Artists (with Harry Jiang, Lauren Brown, Jessica Cheng, @Mehtabkn
, @atg_abhishek
, Deja Workman, @alexhanna
, @shengokai : https://
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/36
00211.3604681
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and an anonymous artist,