Great piece on RL! One thing I have noticed with RULER is that you don't need o3 or any big model as the judge for every run. Qwen3 32B works well for several tasks and costs a fraction. One can always start cheap validate the score separation looks right, then scale up the
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OpenAI Misses User Target: WSJ Questions Company Direction
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With all due respect, this comes across as a bit of a cry for help. The WSJ writes that OpenAI didn't reach its target (1 billion weekly active users) by the set deadline. And Sam Altman writes, "We love our users." But that's not what the article is about. The concern is that
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OpenAI’s Hardware Ambitions: Earbuds, Wearable, Phone Strategy
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OpenAI is simultaneously working on earbuds, a Jony Ive wearable, and now a phone. That's three hardware bets from a company that has shipped zero consumer hardware. Focus is not obviously their strength right now.
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Market Reaction Suggests AGI Announcement Not Imminent
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Markets read this as a net negative for Microsoft and positive for Amazon. If an AGI announcement were imminent, that reaction would look very different.
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Indian Fund Managers’ USD De-dollarization Narrative Challenged
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In the last 2 years, top Fund Managers from India relentlessly talked about: Falling USD, de-dollarization, FIIs returning to India. Whatnot! Every podcast, every news channel. Same BS. Every time, someone like me: spoke about the fact– that QQQ (adjusted for INR)
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OpenAI Squanders Lead, Missing Projections in Trouble
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OpenAI, which squandered its tremendous lead and is now missing its projections, is in trouble. There’s no two ways about it.
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OpenAI Microsoft Rewire Deal: Multi-Cloud Freedom for Builders
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@OpenAI x Microsoft just rewired their deal. @Microsoft loses exclusivity on OpenAI’s models, but stays the primary cloud + big investor. OpenAI can now run and sell its products on any cloud (AWS, GCP, etc.) — unlocking more choice for builders and more competition across
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OpenAI’s exponential growth projections miss mark
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When you project exponential growth – and miss. I stand by my call that OpenAI is likely to someday be seen as the WeWork of AI.
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Indian AI Startups Global Acceleration Program Cohort II Launched
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Meet the 10 startups of Cohort II—taking Indian AI innovation to the world.
Cohort II of the IndiaAI Startups Global Acceleration Program brings together 10 high-potential startups driving real-world impact across sectors. Startup in Spotlight: SkyServe (SpaceTech / Geospatial -
ASI as Ultimate Scientific Discovery: DeepMind’s Vision
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Good luck to him! He also insisted on giving back his Deep Mind equity in the early days which would have already made him a billionaire. But, both David and Demis are clear: ASI is the objective- the ultimate capability for scientific discovery: The Infinity Machine.