David Barwig

Entrepreneur, Product, AI Consultant, Advisor

[Akshay 🚀 @akshay_pachaar]

MiniMax M2.7 is open-source!

The most interesting part of this release isn't a benchmark number. It's what MiniMax calls "self-evolution," and it's essentially Karpathy's Autoresearch applied at full scale.

Every AI agent today runs inside a harness: the scaffolding of skills, tools, memory, and workflow rules that surrounds it. Normally a human engineer builds this, and the agent operates within it. The harness stays fixed.

M2.7 treats its harness as something it can rewrite.

The agent runs a task, analyzes where things went wrong, plans changes to its own scaffold, applies them, evaluates against a benchmark, and decides whether to keep or revert. It writes self-criticism into memory so the next round starts smarter, then loops again.

MiniMax ran this for 100+ rounds internally. The model discovered optimizations on its own: it systematically searched for optimal sampling parameters, wrote workflow-specific guidelines (like checking for the same bug pattern in other files after a fix), and added loop detection to avoid getting stuck.

They also tested it on 22 ML competitions from OpenAI's MLE Bench Lite, each running 24 hours fully autonomous. With every round, the trained models achieved higher medal rates. The best run earned 9 gold medals.

The weights never changed. What improved was the system around the model: better skills, better memory, better workflow rules. That distinction matters because the improvement loop can run continuously without any retraining.

I'm pretty sure every major AI lab is doing some version of this internally. The fact that MiniMax is publishing it openly is what makes this release worth paying attention to.

huggingface : https://t.co/aiCXrBi8Vc
Blog: https://t.co/2YqrunBoJp

Note: The model licence is NON-COMMERCIAL LICENSE, that said, there's a lot to learn from this work being available in the open.

[Demis Hassabis @demishassabis]

Very excited to share the best coding model we’ve ever built! Today we’re launching Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 'I/O edition' with massively improved coding capabilities. Ranks no.1 on LMArena in Coding and no.1 on the WebDev Arena Leaderboard.

It’s especially good at building interactive web apps - this demo shows how it can be helpful for prototyping ideas. Try it in @GeminiApp, Vertex AI, and AI Studio https://t.co/7FbP3R1cmF

Enjoy the pre-I/O goodies !

[God of Prompt @godofprompt]

ChatGPT o3 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

Same prompts. Wildly different results.

I’ve included videos to prove it:

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[Juanita Broaddrick @atensnut]

Hollywood stars cast the darkest shadows

The evidence is clear: @KatyPerry and her fixers are preying on the elderly - and now they’re doubling down

Left-coast liberals claim to be compassionate but their actions tell a far different story https://t.co/7tZqeYIdTh

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

Watch this streamed event I worked on with @Diesel - performances from Flo Milli, Luh Kel and A.Chal for Sound of The Brave https://t.co/IENBALnMxE #dieselfragrances @_flomilli #soundofthebrave

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

@TylaYaweh NYC for Governors Ball 9/23, have a private event for 250 people with a well known urban fashion brand - looking for another performer to add - DM me if interested in discussing

[alex chung @alexchungtweets]

since nyc is officially BACK, calling all of my tech / vc / start-up friends in nyc: let’s meet-up! 🚀 reply to this thread if you’re interested + i’ll do my very best to make something work for all of us

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

Immediate need for a freelance graphic designer with fashion experience for a project that ends in a week - DM and referrals welcome! #freelance #GraphicDesigner #fashion #hiring #immediateneed #remote

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

@amazon has received clearance from the FAA for their drone delivery fleet #tech #drones #lastmile #logistics

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

Instagram Reels reminds me of a YouTube video creator app from 2017 - I like the focus to make more seamless experiences for creators on mobile #socialmedia #MobileApp #creatortools #digital

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

So much for marching in peaceful protest - looks like looters are using cars #LootingIsNotProtesting

[Justine Miller @JustineIMiller]

40 minutes after 11pm curfew in NYC tonight and this is what Soho looks like. Intense looting at dozens of stores and police doing nothing @News12BK @News12BX #georgefloyd #Curfew #NYCPROTEST #nycprotests #protests #protests2020 #blm #blacklivesmatter #GeorgeFloydProtests

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

It is human nature to lash out when feeling oppressed or ignored, but this behavior is not productive nor beneficial #newyorkprotest

[Gregory Berg @gbergphoto]

New York City in flames. I love my city and this hurts, a lot. Be safe everyone. #newyorkprotest #newyorkcity

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

Useful calculators for how much food and even toilet paper is needed for #SocialDistancing #COVID19 #ToiletPaperPanic https://t.co/asyv1XzMWw

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

In these hard times, here are some tips for founders: conserve cash, utilize credit lines, stop paying rent, take care of employees, but ensure survival of core business, over communicate with VCs, board, clients & partners, have faith #StartupsVsCovid19 #founders #entrepreneurs

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

Been underwhelmed by several of the #SuperBowlAd stories, so far. Best ones spoke to human truths & emotions. #marketing #advertising

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

Hey a friend of mine created a non-partisan app to give everyone a voice on issues that matter like gun violence, healthcare, lgbtq+ rights, women's equality, climate change and more. It gives voters a centralized hub for top-rated…https://t.co/i7AHjQHUrB https://t.co/cHzKVnUnFC

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

We have an exciting, freelance social media copywriting/community management opportunity for a hip, urban fashion retailer. DM me if interested & live in NYC!

**Social media trends, urban fashion, lifestyle and pop culture knowledge preferred, college…https://t.co/PDTugCZ1Nk

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

Socialfly is looking for freelance Art Directors/Graphic Designers both Junior and Senior levels to start immediately in NYC #immediately #nyc #artdirectors #graphicdesigners #freelance #lookingfor

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

Excited to speak in @bodzewski @DePaulPRAD class tonight!

[Jeff Bodzewski @bodzewski]

Excited to welcome start-up advisor and tech guru @DavidBarwig of @Socialfly to guest lecture in #PRADDigital tonight at @DePaulPRAD

[David Barwig @DavidBarwig]

Interesting - would you build a specific type of email, just for Gmail, that can be more interactive? #email #marketing #digital #innovation #amp #interactive https://t.co/zVvEWCx2ho