Exploring how different LLMs perform at chess, with most failing except turbo-instruct. Discusses tuning and training influences.
Significant improvements to Ada's knowledge retrieval enhance customer support accuracy, thanks to innovative team collaboration and ML advances.
Exploring the miraculous adaptation of the wood frog, which survives winter by freezing like a stone but remains alive.
A humorous take on asking ChatGPT to illustrate a depiction of one's life, featuring mysterious 'Horchar Blend'.
Balancing work and family life, the author reflects on the joys and challenges of prioritizing weekends as family time.
Site updates including improved AI description generation, updates to personal pages, and the shutdown of Stitch to focus on Ada.
I just discovered that halp.com redirects to Atlassian Service Management—love that Atlassian has such a great sense of humor!
Sharing my thoughts on the greatness of small phones while typing on my iPhone 13 mini. Seriously, I’m holding out hope for an iPhone 16 mini pro!
Thoughts from my chat with Tom MacWright about finding the right balance with tech debt in startups. It's a tricky game between speed and sustainability!
Reflecting on my 2016 days of binge-reading High Scalability while working on scaling Ada. I really miss the old vibe! The deep dive into Netflix's transcoding blew my mind—190,000 CPU hours just for one season of Stranger Things! Check out the post if you're curious.
Just found an incredible guide on building LLMs as a judge by Hamel Husain! Super insightful, especially since we’re using a similar system at Ada to evaluate transcript resolutions. Excited about how smartly it's avoiding blind spots in test coverage!
I just got access to the new ChatGPT search feature on macOS! Excited to compare how it stacks up against my go-to tool, Perplexity, for research. Gave it a spin with a few examples and shared my thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of both. Check it out!
Just tried out Anthropic's Computer Use demo in a Docker setup! It can control a virtual machine and run tasks like adding a knowledge base for our bots. Super impressive, but it did trip up on some commands and interactions. Excited to see where this tech goes!
I stumbled upon a fun little experiment with ChatGPT tonight—someone mentioned it might have Easter eggs, so I asked for a random YouTube link. Turns out, it definitely trolled me! I love when tech has a sense of humor.
Just checked out the new Perplexity MacOS app and it’s a game changer! It's already my go-to research tool, especially for those tricky service-desk KPIs. The inline citations and easy-to-copy tables make my life so much easier!
I’m officially a dad to my now four-month-old son, Jasper. It’s been a long journey to get here, but every moment is worth it. I plan to share more about our fertility journey someday, but right now, I'm just savoring these precious moments and looking forward to watching him grow.
Reflecting on the mind-boggling growth of #ChatGPT and how it shattered expectations.
Exploring my dad's deep conversations with ChatGPT about the Bahá'í faith and the rich religious texts that may influence its knowledge.
Reflections on the beauty of finding stillness and clarity in the mind amidst life's chaos, inspired by a passage on the transformative power of attention.
Insights from Drew Houston on the Latent Space podcast about his founder journey, the challenges of leadership, and the evolution of "Founder Mode."
Reflections on Tyler Cowen's insights from a captivating interview with Rick Rubin, exploring Japan's economic evolution and my personal experiences that highlight the contrast between the country's past vibrancy and its current state.
Exploring the importance of thinking probabilistically when working with LLMs, this post highlights insights on effective eval methodologies, the quirks of model behavior, and practical tips for building robust evaluation processes that go beyond traditional testing.
Streamlined blogging: I'm sharing my thoughts faster than ever, with instant publishing to both my RSS feed and X account.
In this blog post, I share a recent enhancement to my website's intake endpoint that utilizes LLM technology to automatically generate short descriptions for my blog posts. By integrating OpenAI's API, I can now effortlessly create engaging summaries whenever I upload new content. I discuss the process behind this implementation, its effectiveness with past examples, and my plans to add features for generating tags based on existing ones. Dive in to learn how AI is transforming the way I present my ideas online!
Exploring the Micropub spec and its integration with iA Writer, I’ve implemented a way to post directly to my blog from the app, embracing the #indieweb ethos along the way.
My answer to the question 'What is the most important yet often overlooked aspect of scaling software?'
A great quote about creating a culture of ownership from the tale of Slack's first years
A nod to Will Larson's post on using LLMs in production and some additional notes based on my own experience.
Reflections on finally feeling like I am finding the joy in running and the principles I have picked up along the way.
Some brief thoughts on the future of no-code in a world where code generation is ubiquitous.
All you need to get started using Flask for your next web application project.
Sharing reflections on a great summer so far in Toronto, embracing AI tools like ChatGPT, evolving in my role at Ada, exploring new coding practices and dabbling in music.
Reflections on running the 2023 Chilly Half-Marathon race in Burlington
My RSS setup. The reader clients and feeds I follow, including a link to all of them in OPML format.
Some thoughts on my dream phone and reactions to learning about the Punkt MC01 Legend
Reflections on working remotely from Sydney and the benefits of getting up before the sun.