“do the obvious things well” sounds so…obvious, but it was one of my biggest takeaways from watching YC companies succeed or fail
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Andrej Karpathy Rejoins OpenAI to Build AI Future
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Some personal news: I am joining OpenAI (again :)). Like many others both in/out of AI, I am very inspired by the impact of their work and I have personally benefited greatly from it. The future potential is especially exciting; it is a great pleasure to jump back in and build!
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Google loses $100B after Bard announcement error
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El anuncio -precipitado- de Bard del Lunes les ha salido muy caro a Google: 100.000M $ de valor que se esfuman en pocas horas en la bolsa. El motivo de la caída, dicen, es debido a un error factual en el ejemplo que presentaron al anunciar a Bard. Pero no sólo es eso…
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Google’s $100B loss: execution matters in AI race
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the fact that Google market cap fell $100B in a day after being *slightly* late to RLHF-enhanced LLMs (ChatGPT-like models)—after inventing the Transformer—is a great lesson that you cannot take your eye off the ball. you must have stellar execution at all times—or it’ll hurt
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Blockchain NFTs Employee Access Future Model
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if this were on the blockchain, your former employee NFT would get you free access
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Startup Prophecies: Investment Access and Innovation Solutions
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Finally, tweet lengths that fit my writing style. Ahem… *Startup Prophecies* I have a few core beliefs that animate Not Boring: 1. Startups are key to solving really big challenges. 2. More people should be able to invest in, and support, startups. 3. We need more
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Cisco earnings surprise: Evercore analysis on new orders ahead
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Cisco could surprise next week, says Evercore, but mind those new orders https://
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Eddy Lazzarin transitions to new role at a16z
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Thanks @eddylazzarin for all your contributions to a16z and our portfolio, and congratulations on your new role!
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Eddy Lazzarin Promoted to CTO of a16z Crypto
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It takes a special intellect to stand out among crypto technologists, and we’re fortunate to have one of those people on our team. I’m happy to share that @eddylazzarin has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer for @a16zcrypto
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DeepMind-funded AIMS Cape Town programme begins
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Really interesting programme starting at AIMS in Cape Town with funding from DeepMind. https://t.co/qEesr1H3o5
— Neil Lawrence (@lawrennd) 8 février 2023Really interesting programme starting at AIMS in Cape Town with funding from DeepMind.