How to study

Interesting article that popped up in the feeds. Summary: Take thorough notes during class and rewrite them at home for better retention. Study difficult subjects first when your mind is freshest. Find a quiet place to study without distractions. Read course material slowly and actively, not just passively. Look up anything you don't understand. Do … Continue reading How to study

How to read a paper: Redux

I had missed out on the important points from a discussion on some forum. I am listing out the summary here: Reading just the abstract and conclusion of a paper can help filter out irrelevant papers quickly when doing a literature review with a large number of papers. Specifically, reading the last paragraph of the … Continue reading How to read a paper: Redux

Hiring the right people

I came across a fascinating write up (and equally informative discussion on the Hacker News forum) on people staying behind the scenes and making a difference. I can identify this with myself. I prefer to stay behind instead of coming out on the forefront and blog consistently. As of writing this, I have at least … Continue reading Hiring the right people

Yet another AI “consortium”

Reuters report: The Biden administration on Thursday said leading artificial intelligence companies are among more than 200 entities joining a new U.S. consortium to support the safe development and deployment of generative AI. The group is tasked with working on priority actions outlined in President Biden’s October AI executive order "including developing guidelines for red-teaming, capability evaluations, … Continue reading Yet another AI “consortium”

Google Gemini Review

I haven't checked it "in detail" but someone has: Let me start with the headline: Gemini Advanced is clearly a GPT-4 class model. The statistics show this, but so does a month of our informal testing. And this is a big deal because OpenAI’s GPT-4 (the paid version of ChatGPT/Microsoft Copilot) has been the dominant … Continue reading Google Gemini Review