JP Beaudry
jpbeaudry.bsky.social
JP Beaudry
@jpbeaudry.bsky.social
Pragmatic leader, learner, doer. CTO at JustAnswer.
Apollo performed extensive testing and looked at the chain of thought of models like o1. Sure looks like scheming:
www.apolloresearch.ai/research/sch...

But Rohit provides compelling arguments that it's not due to the lack of an "entity":
www.strangeloopcanon.com/p/no-llms-ar...

Strange times
Scheming reasoning evaluations — Apollo Research
Apollo Research evaluated frontier models for in-context scheming capabilities. We found that multiple frontier models are capable of in-context scheming when strongly nudged to pursue a goal (and som...
www.apolloresearch.ai
January 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Daniel - "Look, with all respect to Salesforce, our technology is much harder to build. What we are building spans many different technologies. We will get some productivity improvement but I don't think it'll be gigantic."

youtu.be/1WUuppfscXw?...

Kinda mirrors our speedup experience so far, tbh
Daniel Dines, UiPath CEO & Founder: Why Agents Do Not Mean RPA is F*** | E1240
YouTube video by 20VC with Harry Stebbings
youtu.be
January 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Host - "Benioff said that software engineer cohorts have been made so much more efficient, they're now using mostly AI tools. How are you seeing efficiency within development teams change internally at UI Path?"
January 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
• Builders of websites and APIs: how structured input/output makes life easier or LLMs and agents

References

Preso: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6PK...

OpenHands: github.com/All-Hands-AI...

SWE Bench www.swebench.com
Best of 2024 in Agents (from #1 on SWE-Bench Full, Prof. Graham Neubig of OpenHands/AllHands)
YouTube video by Latent Space
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Got some unique insights about future events? Great place to put your money where your mouth is.

A fun informative listen:
a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/pre...
Prediction Markets and Beyond | a16z Podcast
This episode was originally published on our sister podcast, web3 with a16z. If you’re excited about the next generation of the internet, check out the show: https://link.chtbl.com/hrr_h-XC We've he...
a16z.simplecast.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Plus this banger: "targeted advertising is a public good"

Bravo and thank you to @ericseufert.bsky.social for dropping this knowledge on the Making Markets pod hosted by Eric Golden

open.spotify.com/episode/7HNI...

2/2
Eric Seufert: A Primer on Digital Advertising - [Making Markets, EP.49]
Making Markets · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:21 PM
You'll also find surprising bits about rent, school fees, parenting and the "FOS" letter.

Hear @marklovestech.bsky.social on the Modern CTO podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rdq...

2/2
A Masterclass in Communication as a Leader with Mark Porter, CTO at dbt Labs
YouTube video by Modern CTO
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:54 PM
I can't speak to their product, but I appreciated the overview by Matt Van Itallie, CEO of SEMA.

Hear him on @PEFunCast:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRUc...

3/3
Enhancing Technical Due Diligence with SEMA Software
YouTube video by ParkerGale Capital
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:53 PM
4- Team Retention: Maintaining a stable and knowledgeable dev team.

5- AI Composition: Evaluating the implications of GenAI in the code.

6- Maintainability: Modifying and updating the codebase.

7- Cybersecurity: Assessing the overall security posture of the software and its environment

2/3
Enhancing Technical Due Diligence with SEMA Software
YouTube video by ParkerGale Capital
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:53 PM
On the IT Visionnaries podcast, he emphasizes seven foundational capabilities for AI readiness:

-infrastructure
-security
-control plane
-data
-AI backbone
-applications
-digital platform

Do you find that a useful framework?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSHC...

2/2

#GenAI
Building a Digital Core for AI Success
YouTube video by IT Visionaries
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:21 PM
If you are around, let's catch up.
November 21, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Specifically, four factors impact market returns: war, inflation, socialism, and autarchy.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Hear more insights from Dr Taylor, Chief Economist for Global Financial Data, on the Rational Reminder podcast:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FiC...

2/2
Dr. Bryan Taylor: Lessons from Market History (1600-2024) | Rational Reminder 324
YouTube video by The Rational Reminder Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:13 PM