Craig Sullivan
@optimiseordie.com
I love building products, experimenting, collecting data, running research, finding evidence and scaling the entire process of making decisions.
LLM Transformer Model Explainer:
Nice tool for understanding Transformer-based AI models.
Nice tool for understanding Transformer-based AI models.
Transformer Explainer: LLM Transformer Model Visually Explained
An interactive visualization tool showing you how transformer models work in large language models (LLM) like GPT.
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March 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
LLM Transformer Model Explainer:
Nice tool for understanding Transformer-based AI models.
Nice tool for understanding Transformer-based AI models.
Convolutional Neural Networks - a visual guide, lovely data viz:
CNN Explainer
An interactive visualization system designed to help non-experts learn about Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs).
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Convolutional Neural Networks - a visual guide, lovely data viz:
5 ChatGPT Hacks That You’ve Never Heard of (But Need to Know)
More useful tips, including some I didn't know.
More useful tips, including some I didn't know.
5 ChatGPT Hacks That You’ve Never Heard of (But Need to Know)
These Simple ChatGPT Hacks Will Change Your Life — It’s Not Clickbait
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
5 ChatGPT Hacks That You’ve Never Heard of (But Need to Know)
More useful tips, including some I didn't know.
More useful tips, including some I didn't know.
4 ChatGPT Features You May Not Know About
Stuff you may not have even noticed! Max your outputs:
Stuff you may not have even noticed! Max your outputs:
4 Lifechanging ChatGPT Features You May Not Know About (Feb. 2025)
ChatGPT has been releasing a ton of powerful features recently… Are you caught up?
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
4 ChatGPT Features You May Not Know About
Stuff you may not have even noticed! Max your outputs:
Stuff you may not have even noticed! Max your outputs:
What Is Retrieval-Augmented Generation aka RAG?
Really useful explanation of how to improve AI accuracy using added knowledge sources
Really useful explanation of how to improve AI accuracy using added knowledge sources
What Is Retrieval-Augmented Generation aka RAG?
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is a technique for enhancing the accuracy and reliability of generative AI models with facts fetched from external sources.
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March 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What Is Retrieval-Augmented Generation aka RAG?
Really useful explanation of how to improve AI accuracy using added knowledge sources
Really useful explanation of how to improve AI accuracy using added knowledge sources
Generative AI for Beginners:
21-lesson program on Github for learning AI development using practical projects.
21-lesson program on Github for learning AI development using practical projects.
GitHub - microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners: 21 Lessons, Get Started Building with Generative AI 🔗 https://microsoft.github.io/generative-ai-for-beginners/
21 Lessons, Get Started Building with Generative AI 🔗 https://microsoft.github.io/generative-ai-for-beginners/ - microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Generative AI for Beginners:
21-lesson program on Github for learning AI development using practical projects.
21-lesson program on Github for learning AI development using practical projects.
World's Largest Call Center Deploys AI to 'Neutralize' Indian Accents
This is an example of AI stuff that gives me the creeps.
This is an example of AI stuff that gives me the creeps.
World's Largest Call Center Deploys AI to "Neutralize the Accent" of Indian Employees
The French company that owns the largest call center is using similar technology to "soften" its India-based agents' accents.
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
World's Largest Call Center Deploys AI to 'Neutralize' Indian Accents
This is an example of AI stuff that gives me the creeps.
This is an example of AI stuff that gives me the creeps.
A Curated List of AI Agent Resources ->
Nice Github collection of research papers, projects, frameworks and tools:
buff.ly/HU1LOyh buff.ly/fhVKsce
Nice Github collection of research papers, projects, frameworks and tools:
buff.ly/HU1LOyh buff.ly/fhVKsce
GitHub - francedot/acu: A curated list of resources about AI agents for Computer Use, including research papers, projects, frameworks, and tools.
A curated list of resources about AI agents for Computer Use, including research papers, projects, frameworks, and tools. - francedot/acu
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A Curated List of AI Agent Resources ->
Nice Github collection of research papers, projects, frameworks and tools:
buff.ly/HU1LOyh buff.ly/fhVKsce
Nice Github collection of research papers, projects, frameworks and tools:
buff.ly/HU1LOyh buff.ly/fhVKsce
What is Agentic AI - A Deep Dive:
What agentic AI actually is: a deeply researched and definitive explanation
The hype free, deeply researched explanation of agentic AI that you’ve been waiting for. What it really is, and what it's not.
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
What is Agentic AI - A Deep Dive:
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Finally to close this thought provoking special issue, @irisvanrooij.bsky.social and coauthors present "Reclaiming AI as a theoretical tool for cognitive science" where the authors stand firmly against the hype and harms of current AI practice. I was the proud guest editor of this incisive article.
Reclaiming AI as a Theoretical Tool for Cognitive Science - Computational Brain & Behavior
The idea that human cognition is, or can be understood as, a form of computation is a useful conceptual tool for cognitive science. It was a foundational assumption during the birth of cognitive scien...
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November 14, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Finally to close this thought provoking special issue, @irisvanrooij.bsky.social and coauthors present "Reclaiming AI as a theoretical tool for cognitive science" where the authors stand firmly against the hype and harms of current AI practice. I was the proud guest editor of this incisive article.
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Make sure to look into the company beforehand. As someone who conducts interviews, it really bugs us when candidates come to an interview without any knowledge of the company, or without any questions about the job, culture, or anything. Here's how to research a company
November 23, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Make sure to look into the company beforehand. As someone who conducts interviews, it really bugs us when candidates come to an interview without any knowledge of the company, or without any questions about the job, culture, or anything. Here's how to research a company
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My own thinking on this is far from complete. Still, my intuition tells me that refusing to guide students on ways AI can complement their learning and thinking is ultimately a dead end. I've tried to candidly articulate my reasons in a draft directed at students: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AI and College Writing: An Orientation (Draft)
AI and College Writing: An Orientation for Students (Draft) by Anna Mills Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 license (CC BY NC 4.0) Contents Request for comments Introduct...
docs.google.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:28 PM
My own thinking on this is far from complete. Still, my intuition tells me that refusing to guide students on ways AI can complement their learning and thinking is ultimately a dead end. I've tried to candidly articulate my reasons in a draft directed at students: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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We have a properly warped perception of how much various sectors contribute to the UK economy. The fishing industry, which is constantly in the news and to whom politicians of all rosettes regularly play, adds less to GDP than Games Workshop
November 23, 2024 at 10:33 AM
We have a properly warped perception of how much various sectors contribute to the UK economy. The fishing industry, which is constantly in the news and to whom politicians of all rosettes regularly play, adds less to GDP than Games Workshop
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1/2 Valuable piece. TL;DR summary in chart.
Through past year plus, MAGA messaging was nonstop "worst economy in history," and press coverage revolved around "Yeah, this really feels terrible for everyone. [Have you seen the price of eggs?]"
To mention positive trends was to be Marie Antoinette.
Through past year plus, MAGA messaging was nonstop "worst economy in history," and press coverage revolved around "Yeah, this really feels terrible for everyone. [Have you seen the price of eggs?]"
To mention positive trends was to be Marie Antoinette.
November 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
1/2 Valuable piece. TL;DR summary in chart.
Through past year plus, MAGA messaging was nonstop "worst economy in history," and press coverage revolved around "Yeah, this really feels terrible for everyone. [Have you seen the price of eggs?]"
To mention positive trends was to be Marie Antoinette.
Through past year plus, MAGA messaging was nonstop "worst economy in history," and press coverage revolved around "Yeah, this really feels terrible for everyone. [Have you seen the price of eggs?]"
To mention positive trends was to be Marie Antoinette.
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Both GPT-4o and Claude were unreasonably good at helping me write the whole quiz.
Core skills:
* Suggesting people, places, topics, events from computing history
* Thematic round ideas like the anagrams round, visual picture round, and 'guess the language' round
* Clever puns for round names
Core skills:
* Suggesting people, places, topics, events from computing history
* Thematic round ideas like the anagrams round, visual picture round, and 'guess the language' round
* Clever puns for round names
November 23, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Both GPT-4o and Claude were unreasonably good at helping me write the whole quiz.
Core skills:
* Suggesting people, places, topics, events from computing history
* Thematic round ideas like the anagrams round, visual picture round, and 'guess the language' round
* Clever puns for round names
Core skills:
* Suggesting people, places, topics, events from computing history
* Thematic round ideas like the anagrams round, visual picture round, and 'guess the language' round
* Clever puns for round names
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This is neat - I gave Claude the famous bombers-with-red-dots image and the prompt "create a simulation as an artifact that will illustrate the point of this image." Then I said "make it better"
Now this is a much more intuitive explanation than a meme! Play with it here claude.site/artifacts/ca...
Now this is a much more intuitive explanation than a meme! Play with it here claude.site/artifacts/ca...
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 AM
This is neat - I gave Claude the famous bombers-with-red-dots image and the prompt "create a simulation as an artifact that will illustrate the point of this image." Then I said "make it better"
Now this is a much more intuitive explanation than a meme! Play with it here claude.site/artifacts/ca...
Now this is a much more intuitive explanation than a meme! Play with it here claude.site/artifacts/ca...
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This paper on Claude with Computer Use matches my experience- as a general purpose agent that can do anything in a computer, it is surprisingly good. Yet it still has enough flaws that it is a sign of the future than a full agent now.
But it also shows the future is soon. arxiv.org/pdf/2411.103...
But it also shows the future is soon. arxiv.org/pdf/2411.103...
November 20, 2024 at 2:31 PM
This paper on Claude with Computer Use matches my experience- as a general purpose agent that can do anything in a computer, it is surprisingly good. Yet it still has enough flaws that it is a sign of the future than a full agent now.
But it also shows the future is soon. arxiv.org/pdf/2411.103...
But it also shows the future is soon. arxiv.org/pdf/2411.103...
True. After running workshops for nearly 900 people, at least 80% of those who were sceptical, turned out to be those who had simply never tried (much) to use these tools.
Easy to get the wrong impression around here, but when you actually survey students, teachers, and parents they love AI.
In the survey, it is people who never used it who don’t like it. www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/learning/the...
In the survey, it is people who never used it who don’t like it. www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/learning/the...
November 23, 2024 at 9:59 AM
True. After running workshops for nearly 900 people, at least 80% of those who were sceptical, turned out to be those who had simply never tried (much) to use these tools.
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AI can help learning... when it isn't a crutch.
There are now multiple controlled experiments showing that students who use AI to get answers to problems hurts learning (even though they think they are learning), but that students who use well-promoted LLMs as a tutor perform better on tests.
There are now multiple controlled experiments showing that students who use AI to get answers to problems hurts learning (even though they think they are learning), but that students who use well-promoted LLMs as a tutor perform better on tests.
November 23, 2024 at 2:29 AM
AI can help learning... when it isn't a crutch.
There are now multiple controlled experiments showing that students who use AI to get answers to problems hurts learning (even though they think they are learning), but that students who use well-promoted LLMs as a tutor perform better on tests.
There are now multiple controlled experiments showing that students who use AI to get answers to problems hurts learning (even though they think they are learning), but that students who use well-promoted LLMs as a tutor perform better on tests.
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Just realized BlueSky allows sharing valuable stuff cause it doesn't punish links. 🤩
Let's start with "What are embeddings" by @vickiboykis.com
The book is a great summary of embeddings, from history to modern approaches.
The best part: it's free.
Link: vickiboykis.com/what_are_emb...
Let's start with "What are embeddings" by @vickiboykis.com
The book is a great summary of embeddings, from history to modern approaches.
The best part: it's free.
Link: vickiboykis.com/what_are_emb...
November 22, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Just realized BlueSky allows sharing valuable stuff cause it doesn't punish links. 🤩
Let's start with "What are embeddings" by @vickiboykis.com
The book is a great summary of embeddings, from history to modern approaches.
The best part: it's free.
Link: vickiboykis.com/what_are_emb...
Let's start with "What are embeddings" by @vickiboykis.com
The book is a great summary of embeddings, from history to modern approaches.
The best part: it's free.
Link: vickiboykis.com/what_are_emb...
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Fewer than 20 tickets remaining!
thirteen.barcamplondon.org
We're putting on an unconference and want *you* to come along.
An unconference is an event where *you* set the agenda. Come talk about whatever you're interested in. Learn about what other people are passionate about.
Win LEGO!
#BCLxiii
thirteen.barcamplondon.org
We're putting on an unconference and want *you* to come along.
An unconference is an event where *you* set the agenda. Come talk about whatever you're interested in. Learn about what other people are passionate about.
Win LEGO!
#BCLxiii
November 20, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Fewer than 20 tickets remaining!
thirteen.barcamplondon.org
We're putting on an unconference and want *you* to come along.
An unconference is an event where *you* set the agenda. Come talk about whatever you're interested in. Learn about what other people are passionate about.
Win LEGO!
#BCLxiii
thirteen.barcamplondon.org
We're putting on an unconference and want *you* to come along.
An unconference is an event where *you* set the agenda. Come talk about whatever you're interested in. Learn about what other people are passionate about.
Win LEGO!
#BCLxiii
5 Devices to Rule Them All: This is the Testing List you are Looking for -> www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-devi...
5 Devices to Rule Them All
This is the Testing List you are looking for. This is the way ;-) Here is the question: "When you audit websites, is there a common set of devices from your lab you always end up testing with?" The an...
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November 23, 2024 at 9:27 AM
5 Devices to Rule Them All: This is the Testing List you are Looking for -> www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-devi...
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generative-models.jpg
November 17, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️
November 16, 2024 at 10:40 AM
1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️