Stephanie Liu

Currently @databricks. Prev @theTeamAtX & @google. Board @pubinvention.
Mastodon: @[email protected]

[Stephanie Liu @stephliu]

Not the first to say this, but we really need to stop saying "save the planet" and start saying "save us" -- the planet will be fine.

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

The only answer I have for this question is because the Biden folks don't want the fucking world to end. They want to hit the Paris Agreement targets and so that America can lead by example, even if there is a political cost and very little gain.

[Stephanie Liu @stephliu]

Exciting day at work today 🚀

[Matei Zaharia @matei_zaharia]

At Databricks, we've built an awesome model training and tuning stack. We now used it to release DBRX, the best open source LLM on standard benchmarks to date, exceeding GPT-3.5 while running 2x faster than Llama-70B. https://t.co/QEx7gND6UJ

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Today, I'm taking executive action to launch the American Climate Corps – a workforce initiative that will train over 20,000 young people for good-paying jobs in the clean energy and climate resilience economy.

https://t.co/PPJg1aoo2y

[Matei Zaharia @matei_zaharia]

MLflow just added first-class support for LLMs, including integrations with @huggingface transformers/pipelines, @OpenAI and @langchain! Open source #LLMOps is here. https://t.co/l870bYyPdE

[Stephanie Liu @stephliu]

@SpencerFordin @moorehn They certainly don't need to say it's the best script they've ever read.

[Stephanie Liu @stephliu]

@SpencerFordin @moorehn *Greta (autocorrect maybe trying to prove my point here lol)

[Stephanie Liu @stephliu]

@SpencerFordin @moorehn A bunch of the cast have said in interviews that it's the best script they've ever read. So... Probably not Cats. Great Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are no slouches.

[Matei Zaharia @matei_zaharia]

We've just launched a version of Dolly on HuggingFace, with new examples showing its capabilities. This is all with just 50k training examples. Stay tuned for new versions with other datasets soon. https://t.co/Cq3IRDOpx1

[Sam Knowlton @samdknowlton]

Prairie strips are a farm conservation practice that requires minimal intervention and delivers huge benefits

By converting 10% of cropland to native prairie, farmers can reduce soil loss by 95%, total phosphorous loss by 90%, and total nitrogen loss by 85%

A quick summary:

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Some positive news on Covid
https://t.co/qTgIEjnydz

[Stephanie Liu @stephliu]

@sean_lynch Yeah for sure!!

[Stephanie Liu @stephliu]

This is the launch I've been working on the past year! Real-time, production Model Serving is now available on Databricks 🎇

[Matei Zaharia @matei_zaharia]

Databricks Model Serving is now GA! Key benefits:
- Simple: pick a model and get HA serving and fast autoscaling to minimize cost.
- Integrated with your data platform: build features, serve them, monitor and debug quality all on the same platform.
https://t.co/KiI0IW6Xjd

[Stephanie Liu @stephliu]

@MrSiWhiteley Thanks Simon!! Appreciate your help as well ♥️

[Julie Packard @juliepackard]

Kelp forests, eelgrass meadows, and native oyster beds can help us fight climate change, supply us with seafood, support our state’s $45 billion ocean economy, and give our coastlines their iconic beauty. #AB1407 #HelpKelp

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

In the last few years, BP, Shell, and ExxonMobil have announced net-zero climate pledges.

They've spent millions of dollars advertising their investments in clean energy.

Last week, all 3 companies changed up those plans and said they are doubling down on fossil fuels.

🧵

[Stephanie Liu @stephliu]

Great article. Also featuring the force of nature @Olya_Irzak herself!! 🌍

https://t.co/aIbzqIHsC1

[Sam Knowlton @samdknowlton]

A polyculture of wheat grown with walnut trees produces ~ 40% higher yields.

1 hectare of wheat/walnut mix yields the same as 1.4 hectares of each crop grown separately.

This is an example of overyielding.

[Extinction Rebellion Global @ExtinctionR]

"Why didn't we save the planet when we had the chance?"

"Bad marketing"

🤯

[Stephanie Liu @stephliu]

@yayalexisgay We have a specific wordle group chat where someone picks a new starting word everyday 😅

[Stephanie Liu @stephliu]

FUF is an amazing local NGO and one of our regular charity contributions. I love seeing the FUF gardens in our neighborhood on our walks. So many benefits from rainwater capture to mental health and safety improvements. (Cars drive slower on tree lined streets!)🌱🌱

[Friends of the Urban Forest @SFUrbanForester]

During rainstorms, when San Francisco's aging storm-sewer system gets overloaded, polluted water flows into San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. When we replace impermeable concrete with street trees and sidewalk gardens, we capture stormwater and reduce polluted overflow!