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Sunday Rundown #160: Meeting Summaries & One-Way Hellos
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The Best AI Benchmark Is Your Own Work
TL;DR
Benchmarks can’t fully show if a new model is good at what matters to you, so have AI turn something you actually do into a quick test.
The friction
Not a day goes by without us seeing a table like this1:
Source: Google
Yet...
Sunday Rundown #159: Cloud Agents & Juggling Costumes
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Flashcards Are Good. “Gap” Cards Are Better.
TL;DR
Chatbots can identify gaps in your knowledge, so have them tailor flashcards to your blind spots.
The friction
The moment ChatGPT came out, someone looked at it and said: “I’m gonna use this thing to ~~cheat on exams~~ learn...
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