The Daily Index — Friday, October 6, 2023 · TLDR Index

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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I’M NOT A PROGRAMMER, AND I USED AI TO BUILD MY FIRST BOT

This tutorial guides users through how to build a Slack Bot that uses Google LLMs to provide daily channel summaries using Replit. Replit's AI is able to generate and explain code. It speeds up the process of development and can act as a tutor. The tutorial was written by someone with no programming experience other than some Python for basic data manipulation and scraping.

blog.replit.com · 5 min

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ALAMEDA HAD A $65B LINE OF CREDIT AND ‘UNLIMITED WITHDRAWALS’

FTX co-founder and CTO Gary Wang took the stand recently, admitting to wire fraud, securities fraud, and commodities fraud and naming Sam Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh, and Caroline Ellison as the individuals he committed the crimes with. Wang had pleaded guilty in December 2022 as part of a cooperation deal. This article provides a detailed look at Wang's testimony. It covers Alameda's $65 billion line of credit, how Bankman-Fried controlled the coding process, Alameda's naming process, and more.

techcrunch.com · 4 min

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HOW I STAY MOTIVATED AS A SOLO-CREATOR

It can be challenging to stay motivated when working on your own. Things that can help include finding engaging work, building routines, being intentional with down times, staying active in communities, and writing. Working solo means there isn't anything specific you have to do. No one will notice if you decide not to work - but things will start falling apart if you continue to skip work for too many days.

herman.bearblog.dev · 4 min

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ELON MUSK SAYS

The FAA has yet to award a license for another Starship test launch - SpaceX also needs to receive environmental approval from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

space.com · 8 min

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SAYS OPENAI’S CHIEF TECH OFFICER

A revolution in the way we work is coming - this could mean that we end up working less and the workweek may change entirely.

cnbc.com · 10 min

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WHERE DOES MY COMPUTER GET THE TIME FROM?

An deep dive into the chain of time sources.

dotat.at · 7 min

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ROBOT ACTIONS

The Open X-Embodiment is a database of more than 14 million images created by Google's DeepMind robotics team with help from 33 research institutes.

techcrunch.com · 2 min

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LLMS ARE INTERPRETABLE

Large language models are the most interpretable form of machine learning that has come into broad usage.

timkellogg.me · 9 min

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TIDBITS

Code found in the beta 4 release of visionOS 1.0 indicates that Apple's Vision Pro headset will support screen mirroring via AirPlay or FaceTime.

macrumors.com · 2 min