Sonnet 3.7 and Gemini absolutely wiped the floor with the competition imo. Opus 4.1 is a distant third

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And OP is a great place to work—we take impact very seriously and we make big things happen in the world. I really like my coworkers; they're sharp, easy to work with, and put the mission first.

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Takes: - Overall, people are underestimating how big a deal AGI will be, and how likely AGI companies are to get there. - Having said that, the median "AI startup" ranks somewhere between "shitcoin IPO" and "NFT of bad art" in terms of how seriously it's worth taking it.

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On Marc Andreessen’s promise to spend millions against him, Alex Bores: “Makes sense. They are worried I am the biggest threat they would encounter in Congress to their desire for unbridled AI at the expense of our kids’ brains, the dignity of our workers, and expense of our

owen mccormack I think the difference in scale between these two boxes is meaningful enough to comment on

Harry Andy Masley I literally live a 20 minute drive from the data center lol

And a followup from Scott on exactly how confident to be about progress here: scottaaronson.blog/?p=9344

People often disagree about what's happening in their local area, so finding someone who agrees with you who lives very close to the subject of a disagreement shouldn't be used as a Trump card. I do think that where Agus turned out to live is absolutely hilarious though.