Year: 2021

Normally, I don’t share commercials, but this one from @Apple is worth it. This is literally what happens today while you use your smartphone unbeknownst to you and without your explicit consent. Perfect song, too.

https://t.co/TqZ3oZJMGJ https://t.co/qIR1pZDBI4

“iPadOS will support third-party eye-tracking devices, making it possible for people to control iPad using just their eyes” https://t.co/3LE2Uu5MkV https://t.co/W7vDP16Xhe

@andrew_randall Thanks for sharing, Andy. I was surprised the 1st didn’t come up yet. Re the 2nd, I was planning to read “History of Western Philosophy” to recover dear ideas I didn’t focus on for too many years.

Both titles are on the list now: https://t.co/pgzzIv3ajy

I’ve started asking the following question every week: “What is the book that changed your life?” Every week, I publish the answers I get.
This week:

– Gödel, Escher, Bach
– Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
– A New Earth

Full list: https://t.co/pgzzIv3ajy

RT @harryhurst: Today @pipe became the fastest fintech in history to reach a $2B valuation. We’re on a mission to provide every company tha…

I have a growing suspicion that LinkedIn feed algorithm prioritizes feel-good and business-related (leadership sound bites, career advice, accomplishment celebrations, etc) posts over tech/SME ones. It’s hard to explain the enormous difference in views I see across posts.

@nudelbrot What really matters is that it’s happening and if a tentative deadline (no matter how inaccurate) can foster participation and enthusiasm from the broader community, I’m all in for sharing it. I want to give EleutherAI as much visibility as possible.

@nudelbrot I said “they are hoping to release”. I think we are saying the same thing.

@nudelbrot It’s in the FAQ, so I assume it’s up to date as the rest of the information in there. If not, then not even the goal of 150-200b parameters is certain (it’s in the same FAQ).

Something you don’t hear often enough:

“Once your model’s in production, the world is constantly changing, and so the accuracy of these models is constantly degrading over time.”

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Google launches Vertex AI, a fully managed cloud #AI service https://t.co/PTrDO8htYj