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CREATING AN LLM-AS-A-JUDGE THAT DRIVES BUSINESS RESULTS

This article discusses how to avoid creating bad evaluation processes. It introduces a technique called 'Critique Shadowing' for streamlining AI evaluation processes. Critique Shadowing involves finding a principal domain expert, creating datasets, and having the domain expert review the data and fix errors before building the LLM judge and performing an error analysis. The process repeats periodically or when material changes occur. The real value of the process is that it tricks people into looking at their data and performing careful analysis.

DROPBOX CUTS ITS WORKFORCE BY 20 PERCENT IN LATEST ROUND OF LAYOFFS

Dropbox is laying off 528 people amid slowing growth for its core cloud storage business. The company is making significant cuts in areas where it is over-invested or underperforming while designing a flatter, more efficient team structure overall. Affected employees will receive sixteen weeks of severance pay, equity, bonus plan lump sums, payouts of approved leave, and immigration consultation for those on work visas. Dropbox reported an increase of 63,000 paid users quarter over quarter for its second-quarter earnings this year, light compared to its total 18 million-plus user base.

HOW TIKTOK SAVED ITS E-COMMERCE BUSINESS IN INDONESIA

TikTok's e-commerce business in Indonesia was thriving, then one day, the government declared that social media platforms would no longer be allowed to process online payments, forcing TikTok to abruptly halt its e-commerce operations. Some Indonesian officials argued that TikTok was so popular it threatened to monopolize online shopping, while others said it didn't have the right license. TikTok's defenders said the government was acting on behalf of TikTok's competitors in Indonesia.TikTok Shop restarted as a pilot program under government supervision after teaming up with local company Tokopedia.

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