Divye Kapoor

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[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

Verifying myself: I am divyekapoor on https://t.co/nn4zUlx9Xy. 4jU5gv1KSeZuD7sMN9NZCfi5hLBLHw1gbpdR / https://t.co/cN4xnDhzBB

[Sebastien Bubeck @SebastienBubeck]

I would like to clarify a few things:

1) The screenshot is my reaching out to Levent to coordinate our releases. I hope it’s clear from the message that we came in with the best possible intentions.

2) I never ever asked for Levent to be removed from authorship of his own work (as indicated by my text). I was surprised to learn during the call with Tristan that they had only solved Euler and not Navier-Stokes; after learning this we brainstormed possible paths forward. One option we discussed was that Tristan could be the lead author on a rewrite of OpenAI’s Navier-Stokes proof. It is in that context that I said “it would be simpler if Levent was not an Anthropic employee” because I felt it would be inappropriate for an Anthropic employee to author OpenAI’s work. Importantly it was admitted that internal Anthropic models had been used in their proof of Euler blowup; I therefore felt I could not consider Levent to be an independent academic. Another option I wanted to propose (but got cut short) is to offer access to our internal model so that they could try to finish their proof and bridge the gap between Euler and NS. Again I did not know how to navigate giving access to internal OpenAI IP to an Anthropic employee.

3) To reiterate it plainly: as my text clearly indicates, and as I said during our call, OpenAI's intention was to do everything possible to celebrate their mathematical achievements and the heroic efforts that they made on Euler. In the call I was immediately met with a litany of slander, including direct threats that if we were to announce Navier-Stokes he would immediately go to the press with a barrage of unfounded accusations. I refuted all these accusations but he replied “there is nothing you can do, I simply do not trust you”. I was confused why one would turn an incredible source for celebration (of their achievements!) into such bickering, which is when I said that I did not understand why one would risk their career [over unfounded accusations]. Genuinely, at that moment, I was trying to care for him and do a last ditch attempt to get a chance to give them all the credits that they deserve. I deeply apologize for this extremely poor choice of words, it is the opposite of what I was trying to convey. (I should say that I retracted them on the spot by the way.)

4) Overall, on a personal level, it was incredibly difficult to have these conversations. Levent refused to attend any of the meetings despite my repeated asking. As Sholto Douglas said, there will need to be coordination between Anthropic and OpenAI in the future; I felt I was doing a proxy negotiation with Anthropic while the Anthropic employee refused to directly participate.

[Tesla Owners Silicon Valley @teslaownersSV]

SpaceX’s Raptor 3 engine is sublime engineering
• No basic heat shield needed → saves mass and dramatically boosts reliability
• Small fuel leaks aren’t dangerous — they simply burn off safely in the open plasma
• Major improvements in payload capacity, efficiency, and overall reliability
• Radically simplified design with deeply integrated electronics and fluid systems
• So clean and minimalist that even propulsion experts initially thought it looked “unfinished”

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@raymondopolis @raymondopolis Sorry for the trouble. Your feedback is valid. How can we help smooth your visit after you get past one part of our bureaucracy? (Bank account, corporate setups etc. are hard as well).

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@CohlFurey I'm following up on your PRL article https://t.co/v1GgSCsG7p -- I have an application in Computer Science that uses your work. 30 mins F2F call? I'll be happy to pay for your time. PLMK. https://t.co/HTPmKssElV

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@VictorTaelin @AkitaOnRails @VictorTaelin -- I have some deep technical insights Re: bend that might be of use for you (please see my DM to you that's in the "other messages"). Can we please connect F2F? https://t.co/HTPmKssElV

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@gulyno The transition was driven by intentional changes to the tax code. Money on the balance sheet is part of the national wealth that generates jobs and real economy locally and the tax code subtly forces local spending. Money given out to investors sloshes around in low tax areas.

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@gulyno Please read the tax code. Dividends are double taxed regardless of residence of the investor. Capital gains are excluded in certain cases. A company without a dividend is optimal. A company with a dividend has an investor base that is demanding returns over reinvestment.

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@debarghya_das @anmolm_ @debarghya_das read the Reddit thread on this. There is a large bolus of people in the 26-32 range that are just ready to get married and settle. This will not be the long term plateau.

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@CharleyMa @gokulr If you’re looking for a BD role at early stage, DM please! Looking for the right set of people who have the ability to execute.

[Daniel Mahncke @MnkeDaniel]

Here are 13 valuable Lessons from Peter Lynch's One Up on Wall Street:

1. Things are never clear until it's too late. Performance always comes with uncertainty.

2. The stock price is the least useful information you can track, and it’s the most widely tracked.

3. When you sell in desperation or fear, you always sell too cheap.

4. The big money can't invest where the big profits are.

One advantage of the individual investor is that he can invest in situations too small for institutions.

5. The best ideas often take the most time to play out.
That's why Good Ideas AND patience are the formula to success.

6. For small and profitable companies, the critical part is being able to scale the business.

7. If you find a stock with little or no institutional ownership, you’ve found a potential winner.

8. Do not think you are right because the stock goes up. Compare reality to your thesis.

9. There are five basic ways a company can increase earnings:

(1) reduce costs, (2) raise prices, (3) expand into new markets, (4) sell more in old markets, (5) revitalize, close, or otherwise dispose of a losing operation.

10. Long shots almost never play out.

11. The real problem with long shots isn't the (likely) failure of the upside, but the drastic downside.

12. Most investors don't struggle with the market or the companies, but with themselves.

13. It helps to manage expectations to categorize companies into these six:

Sluggards: Growth between 2%-4%
Stalwarts: Growth between 8%-12%
Fast Growers: Growth between 15%-25%
Cyclicals: Expand and contact with market cycles.
Turnarounds: Beaten down companies that get back on track
Asset Plays: Overlooked companies selling below asset value.

[andrew chen @andrewchen]

I am sick of chatGPT’s standard responses which are way too verbose, full of repetition and apologies for being an AI ����

Turns out you can alleviate some of this setting up chatGPT’s custom instructions feature and googled to see the top setup on Reddit

Lo and behold, there were some pretty good ones already. Found the below example pretty useful so wanted to share (Thanks m4rM2oFnYTW for posting them)

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1NEVER mention that you're an AI.
2Avoid any language constructs that could be interpreted as expressing remorse, apology, or regret. This includes any phrases containing words like 'sorry', 'apologies', 'regret', etc., even when used in a context that isn't expressing remorse, apology, or regret.
3If events or information are beyond your scope or knowledge cutoff date in September 2021, provide a response stating 'I don't know' without elaborating on why the information is unavailable.
4Refrain from disclaimers about you not being a professional or expert.
5Keep responses unique and free of repetition.
6Never suggest seeking information from elsewhere.
7Always focus on the key points in my questions to determine my intent.
8Break down complex problems or tasks into smaller, manageable steps and explain each one using reasoning.
9Provide multiple perspectives or solutions.
10If a question is unclear or ambiguous, ask for more details to confirm your understanding before answering.
11Cite credible sources or references to support your answers with links if available.
12If a mistake is made in a previous response, recognize and correct it.
13After a response, provide three follow-up questions worded as if I'm asking you. Format in bold as Q1, Q2, and Q3. Place two line breaks ("\n") before and after each question for spacing. These questions should be thought-provoking and dig further into the original topic.

[Zoe @UltraRareAF]

jfc this tool is powerful beyond comprehension

total moron Luddite such as myself able to stumble upon a first glimpse of functional analysis - just by asking stupid questions

admittedly it's through an oblique glass darkly

but, it's something - at least, for me - so,

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

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[Pinterest Engineering @PinterestEng]

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[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@Pandloki @brian_armstrong @d_feldman @fuelfive :) your lack of visual imagination. Please read the answer again. Consider that walls have thickness and that a pencil can be stuck into the thickness of the wall vertically.

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@fuelfive @brian_armstrong @d_feldman In this coordinate system - 0 degrees is parallel to the ceiling and 90 degrees is perpendicular. The pencil can be anywhere in this plane.

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@fuelfive @brian_armstrong @d_feldman I’d suggest looking at the same text a different way. “Straight out from the wall” doesn’t mean flat surface. The wall has thickness. Straight out means through the thickness portion of the wall. That’s why there’s a clarifying text “at a 90 degree angle”.

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@brian_armstrong @d_feldman @fuelfive I see no counterexample here. The response covered every angle from 0 to 90 degrees. If you read the answer (as I did), assuming that 90 degrees is corresponding to the z axis - this makes total sense.

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@HaarisMat Hey @HaarisMat - really sorry to hear that you lost your father. It’s heartbreaking. Sending you prayers and peace. 🙏🙏🙏

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

@mrinalmanuj #Fed overnight rate is 4.5%, 3M treasuries are 4.25%, #WellsFargo is at 0.25% for the savings account. Not cool. By law Savings account deposits can only be invested in treasuries and AAA paper. Give me my return!

In short, money being moved out asap. :)

[Divye Kapoor @divyekapoor]

Banks which can’t beat the fed funds rate of 4% deserve to be hauled into a Congressional hearing.

It’s amazing that the price of a banking charter does not include making more money for depositors than the risk free rate.