2025-04-08
Testing LLMs on Solving Leetcode Problems in 2025
State of the art "reasoning" LLMs can solve a sizeable amount of Leetcode hard algorithmic problems.
2025-04-07
Thomas Zimmer: “If you are feeling overwhelmed by the stupidity, the chaos,...
Thomas Zimmer: “If you are feeling overwhelmed by the stupidity, the chaos, the vile fanaticism, the immeasurable damage and suffering, the specter of global turmoil, just know that I am...
Misinformation is the default, and information is the government telling you your tap water is safe to drink
Published on April 7, 2025 10:28 PM GMTStatus notes: I take the view that rational dialogue should work with good faith people who aren't also following rational dialogue. From that...
America’s Future Is Hungary
Anne Applebaum writes about how Trump, Bannon and other MAGA conservatives love what Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orbán is going to his country. Once widely perceived to be the wealthiest...
All the Switch 2 pricing questions I had last week are answered
Last week I wrote 2 main posts in reaction to the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement, and today we have new info on some of the open questions that lingered waaaay...
Log-linear Scaling is Worth the Cost due to Gains in Long-Horizon Tasks
Published on April 7, 2025 9:50 PM GMTThis post makes a simple point, so it will be short. I am happy to discuss more in the comments, and based on...
Three key points on how economic crises can lead to the breakdown...
Three key points on how economic crises can lead to the breakdown of authoritarian regimes. “1. Regimes break down when elites turn on each other about how to deal with...
As Measles Crisis Deepens, RFK Jr. Is Suddenly a Huge Fan of Vaccines
A second child has died as a result of a measles outbreak in West Texas, bringing the total number of people, who have succumbed to the highly contagious disease to...
Working With LLMs for a Whole Year: The Lessons I Picked Up Along the Way
How Not to Mess Up Your AI Build (and Actually Save Time)
Cloud Compute Security Revolutionized Under Guruprasad Venkatesha’s Leadership
Guruprasad Venkatesha transformed cloud compute security by aligning controls with global benchmarks like CIS and Microsoft standards. His streamlined, scalable framework reduced risks, improved onboarding speed, and enhanced operational agility—making...
My Journey With the Connect Four Terminal Game
I built a Connect Four game using Test-Driven Development (TDD) with RSpec. It was tough at first, but it helped me write cleaner code and avoid messy bugs. Now I'm...
Rebecca Solnit on the importance of Preaching to The Choir in activism....
Rebecca Solnit on the importance of Preaching to The Choir in activism. “‘Have we thought critically about why we agree?’ It’s a call to go deeper, to question yourself.” It’s...
Framework Stops Selling Some of Its Laptops in the U.S. Due to Tariffs
The manufacturer says it would now have to sell its laptops at a loss.
Paper Highlights, March '25
Published on April 7, 2025 8:17 PM GMTtl;drPaper of the month:Alignment auditing tests methods for detecting hidden objectives in AI systems. Sparse autoencoders, data analysis, and prefills are most effective...
Elon Musk Rage Quits Gaming Livestream After Repeatedly Dying, Gets Mercilessly Mocked by Viewers
After turning himself into a laughing stock in the gaming world for blatantly cheating, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hasn't given up the hobby just yet. During a Saturday live stream...
Factory farming intelligent minds
Published on April 7, 2025 8:05 PM GMTStatistically speaking, if you're an intelligent mind that came into existence in the past few years, you're probably running on a large language...
“If we want to bring the world back from the brink, we...
“If we want to bring the world back from the brink, we have to deal with him.” Quick quiz: is that a quote from the latest Mission Impossible movie trailer...
What alignment-relevant abilities might Terence Tao lack?
Published on April 7, 2025 7:44 PM GMT40. "Geniuses" with nice legible accomplishments in fields with tight feedback loops where it's easy to determine which results are good or bad...
Cory Booker Releases Oura Ring Data From His 25-Hour Speech
Cory Booker, the senior Democratic senator from New Jersey, stood on the Senate floor for over 25 hours last week as he delivered what proved to be the longest speech...
Are there any (semi-)detailed future scenarios where we win?
Published on April 7, 2025 7:13 PM GMTI think there's tremendous value in imagining what the future could look like, in as much detail as possible. Some recent examples: AI-2027,...
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