minjae

math undergrad @princeton | ai, science, and education enthusiast

previously 🇰🇷 imo silver medalist

[Rohit Agarwal @Rohit_Writes]

A theorem that was storied in my graduate studies--the Unique Games Conjecture is true! So many other results follow (under P != NP):

-> Basic SDP + Raghavendra rounding is optimal for approximating every Max-CSP
-> Trivial 2-approximation of vertex cover is optimal
-> Goemans-Williamson 0.878 approximation of MAX-CUT is optimal
-> Min-Uncut, Multicut, general weighted correlation clustering have no constant factor approximation
-> LLZ 0.940 algorithm for MAX-2SAT is optimal

@BooleanAnalysis has to revise his book!

https://t.co/N6kqrY5TOw

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

We’re releasing a broad range of new mathematical results produced by an internal frontier model.

We’ve been consulting with the independent Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence at the Institute for Advanced Study, and we have drawn on their advice and public recommendations to inform how we release these results.

https://t.co/7N6TPlft1P

[minjae @minjaekwon_]

wow

[minjae @minjaekwon_]

Zain epitomizes the brightest of a new generation of young tech founders—he is sharp yet warm, ambitious yet humble, and mature yet idealistic enough to envision a radically better future. I've personally never seen anyone learn and execute faster than him, and this is precisely why I'd never ever bet against him.

Congrats on the launch!

[Zain Javaid @zainmfj]

Introducing Core, The Personal Al Computer

The most powerful technology humanity has built should belong to you

Order today: https://t.co/tlNxSu5B5C

[minjae @minjaekwon_]

The fact that you need to learn is a blessing in disguise, because you are incentivized to learn!

[minjae @minjaekwon_]

The top software engineers know intuitively that every software system must be refactored every time it grows roughly ten times in scale. It seems that a similar principle applies to most systems: great startups tend to and have to reorganize their structure as they scale; great managers start from managing a single task and qualitatively grow their skill to manage hundred of tasks by rewiring how they think.

[minjae @minjaekwon_]

@janaksunil related! https://t.co/KvAhkxCyZx

[Gary Hershorn @GaryHershorn]

Crazy light across Manhattan with a rainbow as the sun set ahead of an approaching nor'easter storm in New York City, Friday evening #newyorkcity #nyc #newyork #sunset #noreaster #rainbow

[minjae @minjaekwon_]

@zainmfj 🔥🔥

[Samuel Hume @DrSamuelBHume]

Is AI actually speeding up drug discovery?

According to new McKinsey research, there are early signs that it is: all of these candidates were AI-enabled, with discovery time cut by ~15-80%.

(Incredibly bullish)

[minjae @minjaekwon_]

I see two ways in which this will turn out: the academy will either turn out batches of technically capable leaders or tech nerds with an narrow view lacking basic appreciation of the humanities and sciences who cannot do great work due to it. I deeply believe liberal arts education to some extent is necessary even for builders, but maybe for the top-tier talent such education up to high school might suffice.

That said I'm glad to see the disruption to education, as higher ed generally seems to fail in cultivating people who can actually do great work

(also check out this article from today's wsj: https://t.co/0knX32nANj)

[Erik Torenberg @eriktorenberg]

Introducing The Horowitz Andreessen Academy.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: Andreessen Horowitz launches a free AI school aimed at high school graduates & college dropouts as an alternative to elite universities.

[minjae @minjaekwon_]

pro tip for language learners:

ask Codex to connect your chatbot with your Mac’s Dictionary using MCP! and then ask them to cite dictionary entries as evidence for comprehension, understanding concepts etc

[Giuliano @Giuliano_Mana]

"Oh how blessed the young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and a beginning in life." - John D. Rockefeller

[minjae @minjaekwon_]

"system one models" is such a perfect name I love it so much

[minjae @minjaekwon_]

100% spot-on, this is a must read

what we need is a way for humans to appreciate machine- or human-generated proofs more efficiently, not "alignment" with humanity and slowing down mathematical progress.

were mathematicians ever capable of digesting all human-written proofs anyways?

https://t.co/Orb5eHVboe

[MTS @MTSlive]

SITUATION DETECTED: Anthropic has set up a wet lab in the San Francisco Bay Area for physical biology work. It wants to unlock treatments for rare diseases, and its research has now gone beyond in silico evaluations, per Reuters.

[minjae @minjaekwon_]

@joedevon @thsottiaux @pvncher thanks, seemed to be the case for me