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    I am a computational linguist currently working as a principal AI expert. I have been doing language modeling since before it was cool. If you like my posts, like, restack and, of course, comment! All views are solely my own.

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    the feminine urge to turn everything into cultural commentary “I want to be everything at once.” — Sylvia Plath

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