Yusuf Ozan

Product Person

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

I don't think we should do roleplay anymore.

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

Google’s story is about how technological advantage becomes distribution, distribution becomes economic power, and that power starts shaping the market itself.

Great episode from Acquired:
https://t.co/MGN6oS9Azq

[Google AI @GoogleAI]

Today, we’re announcing a major breakthrough that marks a significant step forward in the world of quantum computing. For the first time in history, our teams at @GoogleQuantumAI demonstrated that a quantum computer can successfully run a verifiable algorithm, 13,000x faster than leading classical supercomputers.

This continues to build momentum on past quantum computing discoveries. Back in 2019, we proved a quantum computer could solve a problem that would take a classical computer thousands of years. Then in 2024, our new Willow chip solved a major issue in quantum error correction that challenged the field for nearly 30 years. Today’s breakthrough moves us closer to quantum computers that can drive discoveries in areas like medicine and materials science.

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

35 years since Paul Simon’s Rhythm of the Saints. It’s what happens when you plug the Black Atlantic into a Stratocaster and bill Warner Bros. for the adapter.
https://t.co/ZSlLORbGc7

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

Keep calm & carry on

https://t.co/qDYtFKJZQm

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

@ryancarson I’m in. Daily standups, weekly group therapy—uh, I mean meetings—let’s do it. If nothing else, I’ll get some structure and watch my dreams implode. Sounds fun.

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

"And now, what’s going to happen to us without barbarians?" ~ C. P. Cavafy

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

The physics kicks in and our wallets can be hacked by Schrödinger’s cat.
https://t.co/WPwAp3shWE

[Tom Goodwin @tomfgoodwin]

I'm always intrigued by how information passing through us in different ways appears to "feel different".

If I want to remember something, writing in down by hand seems to link to memory, typing it, or speaking it, seem to pass through me

In the same way, writing with voice to text produces very different outputs for me

And in all of this, the idea AI should summarize meetings is a clear mistake, it just means people don't just fail to remember, they fail to pay attention.

[Santiago Ortiz @moebio]

A classic and my own take

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

Google Scholar turns 20! I have been using it since 2009. It is my go-to for insights and in-depth knowledge. I always feared it would end up like Google Wave or Reader, but it has thrived. True to its mission: standing on the shoulders of giants.
https://t.co/sfN0OlhJmw

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

@hnshah Smart move. Let’s see how @MarieProkopets’s followers increase after this.

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

ChatGPT now has access to your apps on macOS.

https://t.co/9TRfFuE49B

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

The flood-predicting tool is out there for any researcher or developer to take, tweak, and make better. To check it out, you can just turn the additional coverage view option on. https://t.co/jMr7xDP4IP

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

Some geniuses figured out how to predict floods, even without all the river data. This model is already running in 80+ countries.

[Google AI @GoogleAI]

Floods are among the most widespread natural disasters. Here we describe our new flood forecasting model for state-of-the-art 7-day lead time prediction, expanded forecasts on ungauged watersheds for expert use, and a new reanalysis & re-forecast dataset. https://t.co/mJZWxkpD7C

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

"The errors which arise from the absence of facts are far more numerous and more durable than those which result from unsound reasoning respecting true data."
Charles Babbage

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

Reading #LongBets is a great comforting tool. I scroll through bad ideas people are weirdly confident about and realize that I'm not the only one clueless about the future. https://t.co/8pGDJJRGF3

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

"A man of sense judges the new events by the past."
Sophocles

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

The present is overrated. I’d rather mentally time travel to the past, where everything wasn’t a subscription.
https://t.co/B8qXZWIq2i

[Yusuf Ozan @usufzan]

The real question is, how did this slip by for two decades?
https://t.co/Y3zWhCdeEz

[New Scientist @newscientist]

A glob of jelly can play the classic computer game Pong and improve with practice, thanks to a very rudimentary sort of memory.
Learn more: https://t.co/esQQ4mz6sW