
i post about AI, finance, and life. AI @hexanalytics. Prev robotics @berkeley_ai, trading @janestreetgroup. all opinions my own
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Joined December 2022
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super hype, the lab-vs-laptop gap keeps shrinking
Muse Spark Open -- weights releasing today -- runs great on new Mac Studios thanks to work with @johnternus and Apple.
grace hopper got cancelled, so this grace is hosting instead 🃏
running a small poker night in sf this november for women in AI/startups. beginners welcome!
dm me if you want in :)
in case y’all haven’t seen it, this chapter on utility functions is excellent reading. kelly betting or not, understanding how utility functions work is crucial in many quantitative fields.
i’d also posit that having a good sense of your own utility function can be extraordinarily helpful when thinking through major decisions. understanding other people’s (or agents’) utility functions can help you better interact with those around you. a lack of alignment on utility functions, whether internally or vs the rest of the market, can cause companies and societies to collapse.
Replying to @GraceJTang
Amazingly these people don't believe in Kelly betting and wrongly believe in risk neutrality (see the image below).
I wrote a whole section of chapter just to explain how wrongheaded the risk neutral position is.
aisafetybook.com/textbook/ap…
insane to suggest that going all-in, even when positive EV on a single bet, would be in any way acceptable as an answer for a scenario designed to test overall expectancy in a long-running repeated game…
hate to be a spoilsport, but quant firms would ask you to leave an onsite interview early for this! i know the “all-in” theme is for dramatic effect, but perhaps the script writers could have googled the kelly betting criterion ;)
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Here's everything I learned about using eval-driven development to build Quick Edits, a new AI feature in Hex!
coolest person has the coolest wedding:
Got married in the park (in a bicycle parade) last weekend and @peterhartlaub put together such a lovely article about it!
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