log(info) #5

a love letter to san francisco

Mathematicians thinking about their profession in the age of AI.

Take one: Terence Tao

Take two: Geordie Williamson

Software Engineers thinking about their profession in the age of AI.

Take one: the Amp guys

and

Take two: Geoffrey Litt

Understanding is the new bottleneck Agents can write code faster than we can absorb it. Here's why it still matters for humans to understand what they build — and some techniques for doing that efficiently: explainer docs, quizzes, micro-worlds, and shared spaces. www.geoffreylitt.com

“Your brain doesn’t see reality — it tries to predict it”

Compression is prediction

Compression is prediction | ngrok blog Compression and LLMs are trying to solve the exact same problem: predicting what comes next. Learn the fundamentals of compression and how better prediction leads to better shrinkage. ngrok.com

This next one is scary, regardless if you’re an AI skeptic or AI-pilled. There is some financial turbulence on the horizon.

The Teaser Period: Why the AI Boom Is Hitting a Reset Wall Trillions in compute commitments come due in 2027–2028. The Reset Wall reveals how the AI boom breaks, and when. www.groundbrkr.com

Let’s close on a high note: International dog day

International Dog Day — Glass We love them. They love us. glass.photo