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G'S LAST EXAM

The profession of software engineering has forever changed, but it is still unknown what role humans will exactly play. This post presents a list of the most ambitious and creative software accomplishments by humans. A world in which agents autonomously solve these challenges would be equal parts humbling, exciting, and unsettling.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 16 min

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DO MARKETS BELIEVE IN TRANSFORMATIVE AI?

Transformative technologies influence interest rates by changing growth expectations, increasing uncertainty about growth, or raising concerns about existential risk. There were economically large and statistically significant movements concentrated at longer maturities for US bond yields around major AI model releases in 2023 and 2024. These movements correspond to downward revisions in expected consumption growth and/or a reduction in the perceived probability of extreme outcomes. It appears the markets do not believe in transformative AI.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 1 min

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THE ANTHROPIC HIVE MIND

While every company quickly becomes professional and 'grown up', Anthropic still hasn't bothered. It isn't run like any other company of its size. The company's employees describe the company as a hive mind run entirely on vibes. This article takes a look inside one of the leading AI labs, examining the company's culture, history, work style, and more.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 16 min

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EXPERTS HAVE WORLD MODELS. LLMS HAVE WORD MODELS

LLMs struggle in adversarial environments because they generate outputs based on static models rather than adaptive world models.

latent.space · 18 min

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LLMS COULD BE, BUT SHOULDN'T BE COMPILERS

Large language models can translate a specification into an executable artifact, but the control relinquished in that translation layer is significant.

alperenkeles.com · 8 min

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THOUGHTS ON CLAUDE'S CONSTITUTION

Claude's Constitution is the foundational framework from which Claude's character and values emerge.

windowsontheory.org · 14 min

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LORA BUT WITH ONLY 13 PARAMETERS??

Meta researchers say they can boost an LLM's math reasoning by updating just 13 parameters.

kaitchup.substack.com · 6 min

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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT IS UNDERGOING A RENAISSANCE IN FRONT OF OUR EYES

Adopting AI coding tools requires a deep cultural change that requires companies to figure out a lot of downstream implications.

threadreaderapp.com · 3 min

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THE GENTLE OBSOLESCENCE

AI is becoming more and more capable, and this may make humans obsolete.

benn.substack.com · 10 min