Archive of posts with category 'collaboration'

Software infrastructure and databases workshop for interns and new engineers

Software infrastructure and databases workshop for interns and new engineers

This is the syllabus I originally designed to train Hack.diversity fellows for a 8-week workship (1 hour weekly classes, 2 hours of expected assignment load) to help them perform well on their internship/co-op interviews. I’ve worked on this with the engineer I mentor with the organization, and will be proposing...
Reading time: 10 minutes
How to evaluate the right choice of technology for your team

How to evaluate the right choice of technology for your team

Choosing the right tool or library for software projects can feel like navigating a minefield. This essay will offer a practical framework for evaluating competing technologies. You’ll be able to make better and informed choices that align with your project’s needs. There is no ‘perfect option’, so one must understand...
Reading time: 5 minutes
LLM's will be the next spellcheck assistant, not the next robotic overlords!

LLM's will be the next spellcheck assistant, not the next robotic overlords!

I’ve changed my opinion on genAI and LLM’s a few times now. As technology, politics, and economics around these technologies change, my beliefs have evolved. In this essay I propose that generative AI will be mostly a collaborative revolution. Generative models can magnify human abilities and make collaboration easier. We...
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The risk of production, customer-facing LLM's let lose

The risk of production, customer-facing LLM's let lose

Readers of technology-adjacent news might remember the recent case where a Canadian passenger, Jake Moffatt, sued Air Canada after its online chatbot misinformed him about bereavement fares, costing him hundreds of dollars? Air Canada ended up losing the case, and now must stand by the commitment made by its AI...
Reading time: 9 minutes