LLM and AI hacker. Head of AI Systems @PalantirTech. Ex @ArynInc, @FixieAI, OctoML, Apple, Google, Xnor, Harvard prof. I like big models and I cannot lie.

Seattle
It's not "vibe coding". It's slop coding. open.substack.com/pub/mdwla/…
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Some thoughts on Rust and how LLM coding agents have radically changed the landscape when it comes to picking up new languages and tooling for a team. medium.com/@mdwdotla/revisit…
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Terms working their way into my lexicon since starting at @PalantirTech: "echelon", "situational awareness", "saved rounds", "throw new SafeIllegalArgumentException()"
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Today I wrapped up teaching an AI course for older adults at the @OsherLifelong Institute at @UW. Fantastic experience. One of the students even made me chocolate chip cookies. That never happened at Harvard.
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I asked ChatGPT to generate an image of what it thinks I look like, based on all of our previous chats, including information about my interests and hobbies. I think it pretty much nailed it.
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I haven't written significant Java code in more than 25 years, but thanks to ChatGPT it's all coming back to me now ... like riding a bicycle with fifteen extra pedals and no seat
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Just to be clear: I have nothing to do with @MattWalshBlog. (@timesofindia ran a story apparently confusing me with him.)
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Today we're releasing Ultravox v0.5, the next iteration of our open-weight speech language model With this release, we've closed the gap with proprietary models. Ultravox now outperforms GPT-4o Realtime & Gemini 1.5 Flash on key benchmarks for speech understanding 🧵
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In an effort to avoid spending $350 to replace an e-ink tablet with a broken USB port, I have successfully spent $400 on equipment and materials to repair it myself. #winning
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Use of AI tools like @cursor_ai is spoiling me. I now expect to be able to just hit <tab> in any window and have everything autocomplete. <tab><tab><tab><tab>
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I HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO MAKE TABLES IN LATEX. I am pretty sure this means I forfeit my PhD.
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Like the rest of the Artificial Intelligentsia, I have switched to @cursor_ai as my IDE of choice. So much more powerful than Copilot! Not sure I can write code without an LLM behind the scenes anymore.
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I’m thinking about picking up the trombone
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If anyone asks though the base is on Dantooine
Today I am proud to announce the start of the Rebellion. Our first meeting will be on Alderaan next week.
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Today I am proud to announce the start of the Rebellion. Our first meeting will be on Alderaan next week.
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Today I commit to do some good in the world. Be a light in the darkness. To be there for my children, and give them something to dream for. No election can take that away from me. Easy mode is over: now I have to work to make the world a better place.
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