thinking of quitting my computer science phd program to become a professional piano tuner. many apparent benefits
– get to work with hands (touch grass every day)
– solve interesting problems (tuning pianos)
– make more money (many pianos, few tuners, basic supply and demand)
EDUCATION
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PhD dropout considers piano tuning career over computer science
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Google Opens Research Scholar Program for Early-Career Professors
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Applications are open for the Research Scholar Program, an effort that aims to strengthen long-term collaboration w/ the academic community by supporting early-career professors pursuing research in fields relevant to Google. Learn more & apply by Nov 30 ↓
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AI’s Promise: Radical Abundance Across Food Energy Healthcare Education
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What's a good outcome for AI? a world where we harness its potential for radical abundance in food, energy, materials, transport, healthcare, and education. With careful management, the future looks incredibly promising! https://
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i-expert-and-deepmind-co-founder-mustafa-suleyman-things-are-about-to-be-very-different-124814894.html
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Featuring Friends and Colleagues in AI Community
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Featuring many of my friends, including @SerranoAcademy @JayAlammar @cohere @wandb @bycloudai @altryne @jeremyphoward @learnprompting @towards_AI @activeloop @TDataScience @Gradio @huggingface @coursera @AndrewYNg @freeCodeCamp and more…
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Free Guide to Becoming a Large Language Models Expert
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Start with Large Language Models (LLMs) - Become an expert for free! My new curated list for getting into the #LLM world with the only prerequisite of a little Python knowledge.
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Open-Access Deep Learning Course: Years of Teaching Refinement
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The full story of the open-access Deep Learning course that Alfredo Canziani and I have been teaching together and refining over the last several years.
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Teaching Statistics Interactively with webR Technology
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Teaching statistics interactively with webR https://
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Bulletpapers: AI Assistant Makes Research Papers Accessible
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First prize went to Bulletpapers: an AI assistant that uses Claude to make the thousands of research papers published every month more accessible. The platform distills down jargon, creates explainer videos, and maps field progress to make breakthroughs more discoverable.
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Promptly: Learning AI Prompting Skills Through Gamified Feedback
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Third prize went to Promptly: a tool for learning effective AI prompting through games that evaluate prompts. Users play pong and minesweeper by prompting Claude, and then receive feedback to improve their prompting skills.
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London hackathon showcases 250 AI projects across sectors
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Thanks to everyone who came out for our London hackathon!
— Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) 9 novembre 2023
We welcomed 250 participants who built projects for a range of use cases including healthcare, education, the future of work, and more.
Here are the winners: pic.twitter.com/GtDzZAwKhYThanks to everyone who came out for our London hackathon! We welcomed 250 participants who built projects for a range of use cases including healthcare, education, the future of work, and more. Here are the winners: