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[SEMİH SÜREN @SmhSuren]

If the universe ever accidentally teleported us to the '80s, Merve, Masal, and I would still be a cute family.

[SEMİH SÜREN @SmhSuren]

Over the past year in AI evaluation, prioritizing systematic model alignment over basic verification scaled my hourly rate to consistent triple digits. The industry pays a premium for precision, not volume.

[SEMİH SÜREN @SmhSuren]

Working AI training gigs has been so rewarding. I open my laptop when I feel like it, send a quick Slack, and get to work. Zero stress. The autonomy is freeing & the analysis is genuinely engaging. It’s amazing to help train AI that will revolutionize our lives.

[SEMİH SÜREN @SmhSuren]

This year, as I turned 40, I transformed myself into a financial conservative. I shaved off about 40% of my tech gains and rotated into boring 'boomer' stocks: heavy industrials, energy, and consumer staples.

[SEMİH SÜREN @SmhSuren]

My logic was simple: AI needs real-world power grids, physical machinery, and actual infrastructure to function. These traditional sectors are quietly printing cash with dividends, while tech multiples leave zero room for error.

[SEMİH SÜREN @SmhSuren]

On the coldest mornings, you fix yourself a mug of "hobo coffee," wrap yourself in every piece of clothing you own, and fight your way to the writing desk.

[SEMİH SÜREN @SmhSuren]

My first painting ever. Acrylic Moby-Dick. It's still wet after ten hours :'(

[SEMİH SÜREN @SmhSuren]

The most essential feature of us is our bullshit level. When it is low, you can easily stop doing things that you won't enjoy in the long run. 'That's bullshit' and 'Never again' are the two sentences in English that make my life less complicated and more satisfying.

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“I tell people, Make a list of ten things you hate and tear them down in a short story or poem. Make a list of ten things you love and celebrate them. When I wrote ‘Fahrenheit 451’ I hated book burners and I loved libraries. So there you are” —Ray Bradbury https://t.co/u0XrOHH72j

[SEMİH SÜREN @SmhSuren]

If you have been cursed by art, you have to do your work or you die before you stop breathing.

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“Without my children, I’d have written with less fervor; I wouldn’t understand life in the same way.” —Louise Erdrich https://t.co/L6x4v12mA0

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Native only to the island of Socotra, the unusual, umbrella-like dragon's blood tree can live for more than a thousand years https://t.co/Mt6gkub72T