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The blog post critiques the current state of AI chatbots, particularly their failure to embody the critical thinking and intellectual engagement values of the Enlightenment. Written by historian David A. Bell, it argues that AI mo...
Navigating parenthood and the fast-paced evolution of AI technology, the author seeks to regain confidence in their contributions to the discourse while managing exhaustion and information overload.
The article discusses the similarities between 'vibe code' and 'legacy code,' both of which are characterized by a lack of understanding. It highlights the importance of understanding code, especially in the context of AI-assisted...
The text discusses the uncertainty around due dates for pregnant women and the statistical probability of when babies tend to be born. The author shares their experience of waiting for their baby to arrive and how they used a 2001...
The UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice, asking questions about AI adoption, podcasts, and defining terms. The article discusses the use of language models for policy decisions and the potential benefits and drawbacks...
The author discusses her recent experiences, including the unexpected closure of the design agency she worked for, her work with a London-based startup using machine learning for drug discovery, and her upcoming maternity leave. S...
0Humanity's Last Exam
2025-02-20 • technology machine learning benchmark
The text discusses the creation of a new benchmark called 'Humanity's Last Exam' to measure the capabilities of AI models. It highlights the need for harder benchmarks as current ones are not challenging enough, and describes the ...
0DeepSeek
2025-01-26 • open source reasoning deepseek u.s.-china technology war
DeepSeek is a new reasoning model released by a Chinese company, offering improved quality of answers and performance on complex reasoning tasks at a lower cost than other models. It is open-source and can be used through an API o...
0Common Misconceptions in AI
2025-01-12 •
The text discusses common misconceptions about the complexity in robotics versus AI, highlighting the challenges in making robots perceive and move in the world like humans. It also addresses the misconceptions about teaching comp...
0Undetected AI Exam Answers
2025-01-11 •
Researchers conducted a study where AI-generated exam answers were submitted to a reputable UK university's psychology department. The AI answers went mostly undetected and achieved higher scores than real students. The study sugg...
0Unbaited
2025-01-11 •
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0Smidgeons
2025-01-11 •
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0How to Import Academic Papers from Zotero into Tana
2025-01-07 •
The text explains how to import academic papers from Zotero into Tana, a knowledge base outliner. It describes the structured data system in Tana, the Tana Paste format for importing data, and provides a step-by-step guide on sett...
0Growing a Human: The First 30 Weeks
2025-01-04 •
The text is a reflection on the first 30 weeks of pregnancy, discussing the uncertainty of early pregnancy, the physical and emotional challenges, and societal expectations around naturalness in pregnancy and parenting.
The author talks about the post-Christmas, pre-New-Year's period, working on a website migration, personal life updates, and current reading. She discusses the migration from Next.js to Astro, her recent marriage, pregnancy, and n...
The author shares their experience of setting up their local development environment from scratch after a Macbook reset, focusing on making the command line beautiful. They use Hyper, Spaceship, and Oh My Zsh to customize the term...
The author shares their experience of setting up their local development environment after a Macbook reset, focusing on customizing the command line interface for aesthetics and functionality. They discuss using Hyper, Spaceship, ...
0Leaving Elicit
2024-07-07 •
The author, Maggie Appleton, reflects on her time at Elicit, a company applying language models to real-world problems. She discusses the growth of the company, her role as a designer, and the challenges she faced due to time zone...
0Leaving Elicit
2024-07-07 •
The author reflects on their experience at Elicit, a company applying language models to real-world problems. They discuss the growth of the company, their role as a designer, and the challenges they faced, ultimately leading to t...
0Home-Cooked Software and Barefoot Developers
2024-07-06 •
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0July 2024 | Maggie Appleton
2024-07-01 • writing design prototyping london
The author talks about leaving her job at Elicit, enjoying her time off, and preparing to start a new job at an AI prototyping agency in London. She also mentions working on new ideas, getting married, and reading a book.
0Home-Cooked Software and Barefoot Developers
2024-05-30 •
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