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From
Yuri Misnik, CTO at InDrive, on Architecting an AI-First Super App
to
Stop Trying to Transform Overnight. It’s Ruining Your Brain.,
let’s dive right in.
The Words of Interest Benchmark Test For Matching an LLM to Your Interests
By @David [ 2 Min read ] Is your LLM faking it? Test if AI actually read Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow using the Words of Interest benchmark for aggressive ingestion. Read More.
Yuri Misnik, CTO at InDrive, on Architecting an AI-First Super App
By @newsbyte [ 7 Min read ] Meet Yuri Misnik, Chief Technology Officer at inDrive. Read More.
Mom, Dad, Get the Camera! Im A Top Writer! -Damian Griggs Adaptive Systems Architect
By @writerspotlight [ 7 Min read ] Damian Griggs, Adaptive Systems Architect, Centaur Model, Bossman Blind Read More.
Stop Trying to Transform Overnight. It’s Ruining Your Brain.
By @scottdclary [ 27 Min read ] Real transformation requires your brain to physically rewire itself. Read More.
The Tech Communitys Efforts to Dethrone OpenAI
By @TheLoneroFoundation [ 2 Min read ] OpenAI is starting to raise some ethical concerns, and now the tech community wants to fight back. Here is a quick summary. Read More.
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