Zachary Kurtz

comp bio PhD @Perimeter. Following rationalists, biotech entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers, designers & craft brewers.

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

Great energy tonight! Got to talk about lab automation, recent advances in bio foundation models and parenting in with some new and familiar faces. Biotech and AI is alive and well in NYC. Hope to make this a recurring meetup at
@fractaltechnyc

[owl @owl_posting]

biotech-ml meetup on feb 11th in williamsburg!!! come!!! only a few spots left!!! quickly!!!!

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@lukasweidener I guess I can close my issue on github then 🙏

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@AnthonyCastrio And to vary narrative capacity

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

There is a lot being written about the stylistic tells of AI writing (em-dashes, etc.) but this paper looks at AI narrative tells

Fascinating differences between AI & human narrative, and asking AI to write in different styles doesn't do much to change it https://t.co/azkRHz34NQ

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@achan23 @TheStalwart I try to avoid that one

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@Vert_Noel @nosilverv Opus 4.8 still can’t draw hands. Progress has stalled

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@__drewface Substack isn’t bad

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@earlboykins Says all you need to know that the Bk Nets cover story was still about the Knicks

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@srikosuri Last year playoffs I happened to be in Emeryville and stumbled on a small but dedicated Knicks crowd at Yeti Sports bar

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@__drewface In your 20s? 😔

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@__drewface Still hasn’t watched the show or have any cards but can somehow identify some of the basic types whenever they pop up

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@__drewface Yep - same thing happened to our kid. After a week of school we were hearing all sorts of new stuff. Also somebody told him about pokemon

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@jeskeets Imagine not doing that

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@__drewface No to AI, no to dihydrogen monoxide

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@wigglybone LGA?

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@Aizkmusic Training loop

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@__drewface Hooray!

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@__drewface A skill issue or a SKILLS.md issue?

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@luusssso I wish they still made these

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@ianfirth @rentbotsTX @amanmsiddiqui None for this purpose but there absolutely will be legit service robots (and probably fake service robot vests)

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@Liface plackers are the only floss that can fit in my teeth - I'll try this out

[Zachary Kurtz @ledflyd]

@Murytador @Acyn He passed a MOCA (or so he says)