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AI / LLMs
Andrej Karpathy
Tokenization is a deeply strange problem →
Karpathy makes the case that nearly every LLM failure mode traces back to tokenization artifacts. A must-watch for anyone building on top of these models — he has clearer intuitions than anyone in the field.
Yannic Kilcher
The new reasoning models are not doing what we think →
Kilcher tears apart the 'chain of thought' narrative with three concrete examples where the model's visible reasoning is entirely post-hoc. Unsettling and important for anyone deploying these systems.
Startups
Y Combinator
Why the new YC batch is betting on AI infrastructure, not apps →
The latest batch reveals a shift: founders are moving away from vertical AI apps toward foundational tooling. Garry Tan explains the thesis change and what they're actually seeing in the market.
Dev Tooling
Fireship
I tried every AI coding tool so you don't have to →
An honest benchmark of Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code, and Aider on five real-world tasks. The results are surprising — the most expensive option wins on exactly one task.
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