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Andrew Ng's POV on language AI's potential impact

Bookmarking to read later. AI thought leader Andrew Ng shares his thoughts on the potential of large language models like chatGPT to disrupt search engines.

January 29
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Bookmarking to read later. AI thought leader Andrew Ng shares his thoughts on the potential of large language models like chatGPT to disrupt search engines.

The future according to Sam Altman

Have not read this yet, just saving for future reference. Thought it might interest others as well. Sam Altman is a co-founder of Loopt, former president at Y Combinator, and co-founder and current CEO of OpenAI.

January 18
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Top Five Regrets of the Dying, Bronnie Ware

Haven't read this yet but this is on my 2023 reading list. Author Bonnie Ware shares key insights learned from her time taking care of dying patients -- and why you just need to take the first step.

January 5
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Billionaires suck the wealth out of the economy

This is a scary video: Wealth gaps between billionaires and the average person are self-perpetuating and growing, and ultimately, billionaires suck wealth out of the economy. This 7 minute video discusses that where you come from increasingly determines your wealth, and billionaires invest less and save more, leading to shrinking economies vs job and business creation. According to the video, billionaires save more through tax returns reporting even if they give for philanthropy. Philanthropy doesn't prevent the economy from going off a cliff. The only thing that can do that is reforming the tax system. (Fun fact: Elon Musk paid 0 income tax in 2018.) Recommended video if you care about this sort of thing...

December 24
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The universe and everything around us for non-physicists in 46 minutes

Curious about the universe but not big on math or physics? Highly recommend this engaging Ted-style talk on the universe, space, time and everything around us. Dutch physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf passionately reveals ideas by Newton, Einstein, Feynman, Hawking, and topics like string theory, the multiverse and more. Note: Dijkgraaf is the Dutch Minister of Science since 2022. This talk was recorded in 2019.

December 10
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Introverts Actually Understand People Way Better Than Extroverts Do, Yale Study Shows

Interesting. US work culture and norms tend to reward/value extrovert character traits. Yale study suggests introverts should be appreciated too...

August 23
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