Noor Aftab

AI Researcher | Builder of agentic systems | Chair @ NumFOCUS | 100+ talks | Helping leaders & builders use AI to work smarter

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

If 50% of the human population
Is responsible for only 3% of Open Source Commits

It's a wake-up call for all of us:
men, women, technologists, generalists, builders, and more.

[NumFOCUS @NumFOCUS]

Noor Aftab, Chair of the NumFOCUS Board of Directors and a Global Program Lead at Amazon, shares startling research on representation in AI and open source: women make up just 22% of data and AI roles — and only 3% of open source commits.

In this clip from the b.o.s.s. Town Hall, Noor explains why this isn't just a pipeline problem; it's a structural one, with real consequences for who AI systems serve well and who they fail.

Watch the full conversation: https://t.co/YpNjWesrUw

[NumFOCUS @NumFOCUS]

Noor Aftab, Chair of the NumFOCUS Board of Directors and a Global Program Lead at Amazon, shares startling research on representation in AI and open source: women make up just 22% of data and AI roles — and only 3% of open source commits.

In this clip from the b.o.s.s. Town Hall, Noor explains why this isn't just a pipeline problem; it's a structural one, with real consequences for who AI systems serve well and who they fail.

Watch the full conversation: https://t.co/YpNjWesrUw

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

Evals are the new PRDs, @hwchase17

It might be my takeaway of the @LangChain Chicago meetup tonight.

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

@steipete Do you have a visual.md? Architecture diagram, if they are still used?

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

@karpathy Any project(s) top of mind for you?

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

Built a Chief of Staff agent with @OpenAI.

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

Give Your AI a Brain: my @Hackernoon cheat sheet is live! 🚀

Memory is the missing piece for LLMs. 2025’s smartest GenAI apps use RAG + VectorDB to ground answers in YOUR docs—no hallucinations, only real sources.

👉 https://t.co/niHzWdLJqP

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

The first 90 days? They're your AI runway.

My latest @ReworkedDigital, I unpack how onboarding can jumpstart AI fluency

@glean makes Day 1 smart with AI-powered search
@BTGroup retired 56 tools + saved $30M

📖 Read https://t.co/2xDnApBXYQ

🔁 Repost

[Reworked @GetReworked]

Most onboarding isn’t built for an AI-powered world — but it should be. Reworked Contributor Noor Aftab shares how rethinking the first 90 days can build trust, boost adoption and unlock ROI faster than you think. Time to future-proof your onboarding.

https://t.co/rPMiYvewF1

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

Got a day 1 #Job horror story?
“No contact for 2 weeks after accepting.”
“10-hour orientation. No breaks. Homework.”

In the AI era, — it’s risky. My @GetReworked piece about Onboarding in age of AI🔗 https://t.co/2xDnApCvOo

Drop yours 👇 I might feature it next
#ai

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

@perplexity_ai just dropped on @WhatsApp.
itching to test, I sent it my @hackernoon article— and got a full-on critique back.

It didn’t just read it. It judged it 🫣

@AravSrinivas — didn’t expect this level of depth.
Try it yourself: [phone]

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

🚀 Want your own AI-powered, Amazon-shippable toy?

Step 1: Read “Next Time You Prompt, Try Engineering It” on @hackernoon

Step 2: Use the prompt, build your GenAI product.Your idea → Your output. From prompt to product.

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

👀 Just spotted this: @Google Gemini is recommending my @hackernoon article “Next Time You Prompt, Try Engineering It” — right inside its GPT builder tips.

Wild moment. Real impact. AI is happening now.

#AI #PromptEngineering
#Gemini

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

250+ people tried. No winners.
Can you guess the prompt?

This was built with @OpenAI.

Clues + full story at @hackernoon → https://t.co/ZlDkCPhuaG

Drop your best guess 👇

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

🚀 Shoutout to @hackernoon publishing my post
“Next Time You Prompt, Try Engineering It”

If you use ChatGPT, Midjourney, or any AI tools — this is a must-read.

No prompting...
Engineering your prompts = results.

🔗 https://t.co/ZlDkCPhuaG #AI #GenAI #Hackernoon

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

Python has officially taken over javascript on @github.

@ashthome
#AI

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

Hi Folks, I am new to X.

I work at Amazon Cloud. Based in Seattle. Have spent a few years in data, AI and cloud. Love building code, communities and product.

What are some tips to get started and grow connections?

#tech #Connections

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Wanted your own AI Assitant?
But didn't have the budget.
There is Amazon Q
👇
https://t.co/NsdPybIhH7

Now you ask for agents.
Check out Agent on Q
👇

#GenAI
#AmazonQ

https://t.co/ohdGivkGQY

[Amazon Web Services @awscloud]

Matt Wood, VP, AI Products at #AWS gives a break-down of #AmazonQ. 💬

Find out how to reinvent work to boost employee productivity, unify knowledge, generate insights, get trusted & accurate answers with privacy & security.

🔗 https://t.co/na0eP91t59

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

At Amazon, my favourite leadership principle?
Deliver Results.

Today, teams across #Amazon lived it. How?
Introducting the most intelligent AI Assistant: Q

Q?
Glad you asked. Check out my VP's interview:
https://t.co/zjq7MIWeNO

Demo: https://t.co/hdCh4AYx7s

[Noor Aftab @nooraftab]

@hwchase17 @lateinteraction Curious, did that interaction leave you with?