Michael Schaffner
@mas
Michael Schaffner
So far, over the past 2 years, I have invested more time trying to make genAI work for me than what genAI has saved me. Maybe by a 2-3x factor. But I will keep trying.
François Cholletx.comFrancois here speaks to coding, but this estimate mirrors my experience with non-coding tasks.
rationality is a method of dealing with uncertainty by devouring information and making simplifying assumptions about the outside world until you can convince yourself that you understand it
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This article, though absurdly long, is so visually and interactively appealing. I’ve also always wondered about undersea cable maintenance, and I had no idea how it was done or how often it was done, or by whom it was done.
Nature paper demonstrates that training AI on AI-generated data eventually produces nonsense (as expected?).
Evolution vs Progress vs Reform
(Chesterton, Orthodoxy)
The ideal must be preserved through all iteration.
(Chesterton, Orthodoxy)
Uhhhhh more questions re: math?
Literary References for Uncertainty Analysis and Quotes on Models and Their Uses
Chesterton, Orthodoxy
“Your aesthetics get better as you make mistakes.”