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E.g. Write a semi-naive datalog interpreter that uses sqlite as a backend (sql and datalog are computationally equivalent), make it available to Python and Typescript. (I am actually bored too, I might "steal" my own idea)
Some chat: Pyro/tf.prob are all more of an operations/stat research oriented tools, I gather but if there are some MC abstractions it might be good choice.
Yes, tested and used Jax for some prototyping but it felt like still has "two language problem". But Taichi looks quite interesting, will check out.
Of course, forgot to mention, it has to be lightweight, torch and tf are now huge platforms. Not sure, probably Julia-lang is much small.
Rigidity in inputs lock down your system's evolution. The whole system need to evolve in lockstep if you need to change what the systems processes.
In practice, you either end up with an enlarging monolith or introducing state evolution (either explicitly, or by adding incremental input types that the system processes and expanding its API surface).
Beyond a certain inflection point of complexity, flexibility in introducing change becomes necessary.
I think that’s a real tradeoff, but I’d frame it slightly differently.
The rigidity here is intentional at the gate, not across the whole system. The constraint is that admissibility rules must be explicit and versioned, not that they never change. Evolution happens by introducing new admissible inputs (new proofs, new schemas, new validators), while the old ones continue to fail or succeed deterministically.
If the system requires coordinated internal evolution to handle change, then yes, you drift toward a monolith. But if evolution is pushed to the edges (new request types, new validators, new execution paths) while the gate remains simple, the core doesn’t need to evolve in lockstep.
I see this less as “rigidity vs flexibility” and more as where change is allowed to accumulate. If change accumulates inside the core, complexity grows superlinearly. If it accumulates at the boundary as new admissible forms, the core stays boring even as the surface evolves.
There’s definitely an inflection point where negotiated state becomes unavoidable, but the goal is to push that point as far out as possible, not pretend it doesn’t exist.
> Not only would I like to see "skills" but also "processes" where you create a well defined order that tasks are accomplished in sequence. Repeatable templates. This would essentially include variables in the templates, set for replacement.
You can do this with Gemini commands and extensions.
The template would more define the output, and I imagine it more recursively.
Say we are building a piece of journalism. First pass, do these things, second pass build more coherent topic sentences, third pass build an introduction.
Right now, the way that models write from top to bottom, the introduction paragraph seems to inform the body, and then the body is just a stretched out version of the intro. Whereas how it should work is the body is written and then condensed into topic sentences and introductions.
I find myself having to baby models, "we are going to do this, lets do the first one. ok now lets do the second one, ok now the third one. you forgot the instructions, lets revise with the parameters you were given initially. now lets put it all together."
I'm babbling, I just think these interfaces need a better way to define "lets write paragraph 4 first, followed by blah blah" to better structure the order in which they tackle tasks.
I actively avoid anything that is gamified or uses engagement tricks.
I don't mind paying a subscription, if the app provides ongoing updates or new content that I value, or I understand why it has running costs. I would prefer if the app had extension packs, like games' DLCs over a subscription. If an app has a subscription, I will immediately cancel the subscription after subscribing to avoid the recurring cost (if I forget to cancel after year or so). If I find the app valuable, I will re-subscribe as needed.
I built an agent that has access to my diary, it has the ability to build hierarchical summaries of my diary, which help to compress context, I gave it tools to read pages, search using full text indexes and RAG (the former worked better, but I think it's largely because of limitation in my RAG implementation), it also has the ability to record memories (append to a specific markdown page). The latter are automatically included in the system prompt, when I invoke chat.
thanks man i need to take a look to your code bcoz as you said hierarchical summaries i try to implement it didn't work for me like i am building a system which ocr pdf of legal contracts between parties so this way breaks when there is time to extract specific clauses as per contract
Do not forget that we're talking about supercomputers. Their interconnect makes machines not easily fungible, so even a low reduction in availability can have dramatic effects.
Also, after the end of the product life, replacement parts may no longer be available.
You need to get pretty creative with repair & refurbishment processes to counter these risks.
AWS European Vassal Cloud.
The moment USA decides to mandate no more software updates or security maintenance, it won't stand on its own for much longer.
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