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How Foundation Models Evolved: A PhD Journey Through AI's Breakthrough Era

The Stanford PhD who built DSPy thought he was just creating better prompts—until he realized he'd accidentally invented a new paradigm that makes LLMs actually programmable. While everyone obsesses over whether LLMs will get us to AGI, Omar Khattab is solving a more urgent problem: the gap between what you want AI to do and your ability to tell it, the absence of a real programming language for intent. He argues the entire field has been approaching this backwards, treating natural language ...

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Geopolitics

Iran's Breaking Point, Trump's Greenland Acquisition, and Solving Energy Costs

(0:00) Bestie intros! (4:18) Iran's breaking point: regime change coming? (14:28) Solving energy prices: Microsoft first hyperscaler to "pay its own way" and subsidize residential electric costs (31:18) OpenAI's compute deal with Cerebras, the renaissance in decode silicon (35:09) Billionaire backlash in California: Wealth Tax exodus (56:13) Greenland acquisition: Why it's crucial Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg Fo...

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Politics

Is Immigration Policy Hurting Trump Now?

The article explores how current immigration policies may be impacting Trump's political standing and public perception, examining the potential consequences for his support base and future prospects.

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