The End of Computer Programming as We Know It - Again
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the bigfoot proof
An account of my Bigfoot 200. Acknowledgments At the start of this writing I must acknowledge my father who was there for me at the start of the race, there well before the start, and there at all the...
Tech Policy Press on Choosing Our Words Carefully
...which stereotypes are moderated and under-moderated in search engine autocompletion?
Tavily[What is generative web search?]
This is my second use of Tavily. [comparing results for [What is generative web search? site:danielsgriffin.com]](/2023/12/14/comparing-results-for-what-is-generative-web-search-site/) For other syste...
Tavily[What is answer.ai (from Howard & Ries)?]
Documents testing Tavily's generative search API with the query 'What is answer.ai (from Howard & Ries)?', showing the system failed to locate the specific entity and returned unrelated 'Answer AI' products instead.
Tavily
Documentation about Tavily, a web search and generative search API integrated into LangChain's opengpts, with links to website, playground, API docs, and usage examples.
SUI External Feedback & Complaints Log
A doc listing feedback on complaints re search user interfaces (SUI).
still searching for gorillas
still searching for gorillas (or not?)
standing-queries?
Reflection on documenting persistent research questions that warrant better answers but aren't urgent enough to pursue immediately.
ssr: uses in new instruct model v. chat models?
/@simonw: Anyone seen any interesting examples of...
ssr: LLM libraries that can be installed cleanly on Python
"I’m looking for the quickest and simplest way to call a language model from Python"
ssr: attention span essay or keywords?
ssr: "What's the phrase to describe when an algorithm doesn't take into effect it's own influence on an outcome?"
A social-search-request from Paula Goldman.
ssr: "What is the equivalent of SEO, but for navigating the physical built environment?"
A social-search-request from Chenoe Hart.
ssr: "what are the most useful LLM-powered apps?"
A social-search-request from Timothy B. Lee.
ssr: "is there a well known service that expands any arbitrary links for LLM consumption?"
A social search request from Shawn Wang.
ssr: "Is anyone working on a google vs perplexity vs bard vs gpt search benchmark?"
Social media request asking if anyone is developing a comparative benchmark between major search and AI platforms.
ssr: "Do folks have favorite examples of systematic literature reviews? Better if in HCI, but okay if not."
ssr: "Anyone got any leads on good LLM prompts for RAG with citations?"
speedserper
“It’s a clean and efficient way to search, get what you need, and get on with your day.”