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As a layperson, I find this an approachable way to get an overview of a topic. However, I am only interested in a few select topics, and I was not able to find a way to subscribe to specific ones, such as #insulin-resistance (topic request ;-)

Another thing I really value in science YouTubers (e.g., youtube.com/@Physionic) is the deep dives they offer into the research—highlighting conflicting results, paying special attention to meta-analyses, etc. That would be amazing, although I realize it may be too much to ask.

emanuer

10 mesi fadiscuss

    Location: Europe
    Remote: Yes
    Willing to relocate: No (travel up to 2x/month)
    Technologies: Jira, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, OpenAI/Anthropic/Google LLM APIs, WEKA, Deeplearning4j, Figma, Shopify
    Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WXOCz93eXYKDjAuVp0clZ3T8dyMp7OoV/view?usp=sharing
    Email: [email protected]
    Work hours: CET to EST/CST

What I do:

- Turn ambiguous SME workflows into shipped AI/LLM products (0-1 -> scale)

- Double conversion (+100%), launch to millions of users, and lead cross-functional teams (6–12; coord. ~50)

- Build pragmatic delivery: discovery with real users, thin slices, instrumented loops

About me:

I’m empathetic with users and exacting about results: I’ll sit with customers to find what they need (not just what they ask), then drive an executable roadmap and delivery process. However I’m not strong at outbound prospecting. My strengths are inbound discovery, executive alignment, and durable partnerships. Roles I fit into: AI Product Manager / Product Lead / Head of Product (AI/LLM)

emanuer

12 mesi fadiscuss

Could someone please help me understand how a multi-modal RAG does not already solve this issue?[1]

What am I missing?

Flash 2.5, Sonnet 3.7, etc. always provided me with very satisfactory image analysis. And, I might be making this up, but to me it feels like some models provide better responses when I give them the text as an image, instead of feeding "just" the text.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7yRLIj9IyQ

emanuer

anno scorsodiscuss

Well, you seem crazy enough to, possibly, find some sort of enjoyment from this book: The Romance of Reality by Bobby Azarian The author explores an philosophical framework to explain the universe through the lens of entropy. I loved it.

Also, it is my firm believe that in the moment you have emergence at play in any shape or form, simulation is the only viable path for in depth research. In my mind any form of neural network is a deterministic chaotic system[1]. If this would be true, simulation is the way how you test and discover truths. So I am a big fan of your intent to start programming.

Another book which your text reminded me of was Scale by Geoffrey West. Again not something pertinent to your effort of Modeling Consciousness, but it informed and delighted me in my attempts to make sense of reality.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svV1MsUdInE

emanuer

anno scorsodiscuss

Hey, sorry cannot be an intelectual sparing partner to you in any way. However, I think your sleepless days/nights were very well spent, thank you! I am out of depth when it comes to the graph theory. But I certainly like the way you are approaching this topic.

In the case you have not seen it yet, there was a paper linked a few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43487699 NotebookLM audio version: https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/d3b142bb-a9bc-41e4-b1...

Oh, one of my favorite researches is Michael Levin I found his work to be incredibly inspiring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFMLpZkkH_8 He puts consciousness on a spectrum as well.

emanuer

2 anni fadiscuss

You are correct, it was just a random example.

And I share your observation, if there is no clear answer to your question, the idea must be disregarded.

emanuer

2 anni fadiscuss

Here is the perspective of a serial founder, exploring fields which I might be able to disrupt:

- The regulatory moat is immediately intimidating.

- The data moat, often, is quite surmountable as long as LLMs can generate high-quality synthetic data (e.g., user preferences). On this I disagree with the author, to some extend.

- The "distribution moat" is another significant barrier. Even if I have a superior product, if the marketing and sales demands are so high that neither I nor an army of bots can manage it alone, the business becomes nonviable (e.g., enterprise sales).

- "Switching costs" form the next moat. The higher these costs, the greater the value per dollar I must offer over the incumbents (e.g., software for dentists).

- Another key barrier is the “business rules” moat. Achieving 80% of the required features may be easy, but as customers demand 90% or 95%, the complexity and cost of reverse engineering grow exponentially. The more mature the market, the higher these demands (e.g., Jira).

With the power of LLMs at my disposal, I have reaffirmed two core beliefs:

1. I must focus on a niche small enough, so that I am the only provider. (e.g., accounting software for gym owners in the north of France)

2. I must offer a value proposition different from that of the incumbents, where competing with me, would harm their business. (e.g., image editing app where you pay per hour used)

So my search continues…

emanuer

2 anni fadiscuss

As being part of a software development team working on RPS (runway performance) I can tell you, it is stories like this which keep us up at night.

The amount of business logic involved is staggering, but miraculously there are experts who truly seem to understand almost all of it. Understanding “almost all of it” is not enough, so there are several different experts who in their entirety hopefully capture 99.99…% But you don’t know what you don’t know…

One of the “calming” facts is, that in the tens of thousands of test cases we compared our results to existing solutions, we did discover errors in their calculations. The “calming” aspect is, due to the many safe-guards these errors seemingly never surfaced.

Coming from a machine-learning background I quickly understood that there is little appetite for AI solutions, as any optimization which would reduce fuel consumption, is easily offset by all the safety margins. In my mind the goal of the software is to make everything explainable and proof that you truly did think of every eventuality.

I am very curious to learn what major f*-up lead to planes being grounded.

emanuer

2 anni fadiscuss

My absolutely new favorite heuristic for decision making comes from Mr. Bezos:

  Is the decision costly to reverse (costly as in time / money)?
    No → Make a decision fast.
    Yes → Take your time, consider alternatives, talk to people, think some more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFwCGECvq4I

emanuer

3 anni fadiscuss

What an excellent point. If it is addressed in the book, I don't remember.

If we actually accept that expansion increase in entropy, I do not know what could possibly compete with this.

emanuer

3 anni fadiscuss

To anyone curious about the intimated interplay of entropy and life, I want to highly recommend the book:

The Romance of Reality: How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity by Bobby Azarian

> When you empty a bathtub, why does a swirl form? → Because it is the most efficient way to increase entropy.

> The author argues in that life is very likely because it is the most efficient way to increase entropy in the universe.

I fear my words don't do the book justice, I found it very long, but just as illuminating, highly recommended.

emanuer

4 anni fadiscuss

For anyone interested in this topic, I can wholeheartedly recommend the book: "The WEIRDest People in the World" by Joseph Henrich.

The book provieds a beautifully constructed framework to understand culture and its effect on psychological development, as well as economic development.

  1. In the book, the author argues that innovation rates of countries correlate positively with the psychological dimension of "individualism". (FIGURE 13.5)
  2. The the dissolution of strong kinship ties correlates significantly with high economic growth. An argument the author repeats in his paper from 2022 [1]

My personal opinion is: gaining wealth is not a zero-sum-game, but a — the more participants the bigger the pie gets — kind of game. I truly believe, if cultures and institutions change, everyone in the world can be wealthy. With "wealthy" I refer to the living-standard North-American or Europeans enjoy.

[1] https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4200629

emanuer

5 anni fadiscuss

This is why I love HN, you gave me a surprising, but after evaluating your links trustworthy explanation.

Thank you!

If anyone else is wondering Exodus Cry is an organization which originated out of a weekly prayer group founded 2007 [0], they apparently lobbied Mastercard to only accept providers which verify the identity of all performers & review content before any upload [1]. Which is almost impossible for the tubes / no more payment

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus_Cry

[1] https://www.mastercard.com/news/perspectives/2021/protecting...

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