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Development

• 10 min read

Evaluating AI Systems: From Criteria to Pipelines

I am reading the book AI Engineering by Chip Huyen for an AI book club at work. These notes have been distilled and sanitized for public consumption from Chapter 4 of the book. AI evaluation is a critical component of AI engineering. This chapt...

AI Evals LLM Development
• 4 min read

Are We Sacrificing Developer Skills for AI Convenience?

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending All Things Open in Raleigh, North Carolina. Now, AI may not have been the explicit focus of the conference, but let’s just say it completely stole the show. It felt like every other session was talking ab...

Development AI Career

Literature

• 5 min read

The Singular Devotion of Oppenheimer and the Cost of Absolute Loyalty

One of my favourite public figures is Robert Oppenheimer, a tragic, passionate scientist who was martyred for politics. JRO reminds me of Naked Snake, another character who suffered for his nation at the expense of both his personal creed and his ...

Culture Literature History Games

Ai

• 1 min read

I Miss Using Em Dashes

I really miss using em dashes in my writing. Ever since content creators started using ChatGPT to help (or supplement) their writing, em dashes have become indicators of AI use. Students are routinely caught with their pants down as professors fla...

AI Writing Art
• 10 min read

Evaluating AI Systems: From Criteria to Pipelines

I am reading the book AI Engineering by Chip Huyen for an AI book club at work. These notes have been distilled and sanitized for public consumption from Chapter 4 of the book. AI evaluation is a critical component of AI engineering. This chapt...

AI Evals LLM Development
• 4 min read

Are We Sacrificing Developer Skills for AI Convenience?

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending All Things Open in Raleigh, North Carolina. Now, AI may not have been the explicit focus of the conference, but let’s just say it completely stole the show. It felt like every other session was talking ab...

Development AI Career