i have a secret, kinda. the first time i studied RL was for a research project in fluid dynamics (rotating cylinders in a fluid) and that was back in 2022-23. i watched @eigensteve’s playlist on RL and ML for FDs, and i think a Google DeepMind playlist on RL. i never thought we’d be so back with RL all with the deepseek revolution. maybe it’s time ... See more
at @a16z one of our central theses is that ai is eating labor. we've already seen this with voice agents, copilots, and next-gen rpa systems - each pushing the boundaries of what software can automate.
we believe the next major step is computer-using agents: systems trained on browser and desktop tasks that combine reas... See more
i remember having a 1 hour discussion post class time with my stats professor about why we divide by n-1 instead of n for the sample variance, after i first learnt about this in my stat analysis class.
the reason is shockingly elegant but still a little abstract unless you've had enough statistical analysis practice on... See more