I work on Crypto data and explore blockchain use cases. Japanese language n00b!
Oakland, CA
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🚨PSA about Google’s jaw-dropping video demo of Gemini - the one with the duck:
It was not carried out in real time or in voice. The model was shown still images from video footage and human prompts narrated afterwards, per a spokesperson. More here: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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NY Times puts out a piece of "who's who" who has worked a decade+ to advance AI that, amazingly, is only men. That's intentional, right? It's legitimately hard to do that.
Fwiw, I've worked well over a decade on AI. I actually even won the "decade test of time" award last year... – at Los Angeles, CA
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March with us NOW at Lake Merritt. Our fight is about more than salaries. We demand shared decision-making, safe schools, investment in our community, and housing for our unhoused students. #Unite4OaklandStudents
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March with us NOW at Lake Merritt. Our fight is about more than salaries. We demand shared decision-making, safe schools, investment in our community, and housing for our unhoused students. #Unite4OaklandStudents
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I know a lot of you wanted a technical breakdown of this meme so here it is!
I don't think you will find this level of detail anywhere else so keep reading if you don't want to miss out.
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The central limit theorem is a statistical law that’s almost like a law of nature.
It says that a large-ish number of small, random, independent contributions tend to produce outcomes that resemble a bell curve.
The Galton board is an example of this:
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Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 10 is up!
"Don't Be a Lawyer, ChatGPT" with special guest @kendraserra
... and of course your hosts, @alexhanna and me.
peertube.dair-institute.org/…
#MAIHT3k #MathyMath #AIHype
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Federal minimum wage in:
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
The result: It's now worth 41% less today than it was in 1968.
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Lots of IRL tech events in SF!⚡️
A list of what's happening this week (April 20 - April 27) ⬇️
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Alright folks, ready for this morning's lesson in #AIhype? On the dissection table:
forbes.com/sites/forbesbusin…
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Gary Gensler getting grilled on whether he thinks ETH is a security or commodity
Enjoy
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zoom call from a ceo who cancelled all employee bonuses but took a $6.4 million bonus herself
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Andi Owen received $1.29 million in bonuses in 2022 and $1.12 million in 2021. Furthermore, the fiscal year for her company isn’t over yet and bonuses have not been determined or handed out yet, including hers.
vice.com/en/article/g5y…
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Chili’s is forcing servers to give their tips to other workers, who they don’t pay even minimum wage.
These companies are trying to pit the working class against itself, when they’re causing our problems.
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Helping as many startup & tech professionals in SF get out & get connected ⚡️
A list of what's happening this week (April 14 - April 21) ⬇️
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Upcoming SF tech events.
A list of what's happening this week (April 7 - April 14) ⬇️
