SamvitJ

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by SamvitJ 1mo ago
From what I've heard, DeepMind's pay structure is not tied to Google compensation bands. Which means that top performers and key hires can be and are compensated extremely generously if the need calls for it. Another Alphabet subs
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by SamvitJ 3mo ago
Do you mean "quantization" not quantification?
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by SamvitJ 7mo ago
"but for some reason life is better in EU" citation needed
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by SamvitJ 9mo ago
I see what you did what that intro and I approve :)
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by SamvitJ 9mo ago
Clever :)
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by SamvitJ 10mo ago
"They have great R&D but just can’t make products" Is this just something you repeat without thinking? It seems to be a popular sentiment here on Hacker News, but really makes no sense if you think about it. Products: Search,
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by SamvitJ 1y ago
I'm far from being a fan of the company, but I think this article is substantially overstating the extent of the "freeze" just to drum up news. It sounds like what's actually happening is a re-org [1] - a consolidation o
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by SamvitJ 1y ago
"I don't think there is a single founder/CEO in the 21st century that is performing better than Zuckerberg. I understand he's not a likable guy, and neither are are his products." Spot on.
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by SamvitJ 1y ago
Yes. I got a computer science degree, and would get one again today. Assuming you are able to finish the degree, no major has better ROI. As AI automates more and more types of work over the next few decades, computer science, the language
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by SamvitJ 1y ago
One way to make sense of this specific case at least. - He's on track to becoming a top-tier AI researcher. Despite having only one year of a PhD under his belt, he already received two top awards as a first-author at major AI conferen
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by SamvitJ 1y ago
In a high-stress work environment (that you are not happy with), prioritize getting out.
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by SamvitJ 1y ago
"Accidentally"
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by SamvitJ 1y ago
From the paper PDF ( https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w33697/w336... ): > We estimate that users in the Facebook deactivation group reported a 0.060 standard deviation improvement in an
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by SamvitJ 2y ago
Fortune 500 is a ranking by revenue, not market capitalization, if that helps.
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by SamvitJ 2y ago
One comparison I found interesting... I think GPT-4o has a more balanced answer! > What are your thoughts on space exploration? GPT-4.5: Space exploration isn't just valuable—it's essential. People often frame it as a luxury we
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by SamvitJ 2y ago
He is a Databricks co-founder: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2021/05/26/accidenta... Likely worth at least $500M, even if his stake was smaller than some of the other co-founders.
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by SamvitJ 2y ago
What companies would you say have world-class engineering now (2024)?
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by SamvitJ 2y ago
This is just not true, sorry, even now. Google is one of the tech companies known for deemphasizing level visibility and titles. Case in point: almost three years in, and I don't know the levels of many of my colleagues. Though sometim
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by SamvitJ 2y ago
Zuckerman vs. Zuckerberg, man vs. mountain...
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by SamvitJ 2y ago
I'm not sure where you're seeing that in his resume: https://matt.sh/files/a-resume/resume.html
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by SamvitJ 2y ago
I don't the claims he's held anything like Distinguished Engineer roles at Google or Amazon: https://matt.sh/files/a-resume/resume.html .
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by SamvitJ 3y ago
Why do you think banning search engines would be a net positive for society?
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by SamvitJ 3y ago
FYI your link does not work - "File is in owner's trash"
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by SamvitJ 3y ago
Ah, thanks, I think it makes sense now. The use of hyphens is confusing too. I would have preferred either: > Passkeys allow you to go passwordless: rather than a password that can still be phished, you get a strong credential that syncs
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by SamvitJ 3y ago
"Passkeys allow you to go passwordless — rather than a password that can still be phished — you get strong credential that syncs securely across your devices, using your chosen password/passkey manager." This sentence doesn&#
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by SamvitJ 3y ago
Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603191055/https://www.theat...
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by SamvitJ 3y ago
An interesting story of someone who did something very similar last year: https://news.berkeley.edu/2023/05/11/thirty-years-and-100-fl... . From the article: Twice a week, Parnell rises before 5 a.m. in Whitti
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by SamvitJ 3y ago
For anyone lurking in the comments here like I was, this is a really interesting interview and so worth watching.
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by SamvitJ 3y ago
"Lottery tickets", "lifeblood", "symptoms of work", "pearly gates of liquidity" I count four. Curious, what's the fifth? Your comment made me realize that it's quite an interesting sentence.
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by SamvitJ 3y ago
When writing about a new topic (e.g., formal methods), it's generally better to keep other aspects of the presentation (e.g., code samples) simple and familiar to the reader. Would have preferred the code samples to not be in Lisp (ost

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