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  1. Business Latest | At 'AI Coachella,' Stanford Students Line Up to Learn From Silicon Valley Royalty by Maxwell Zeff

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    At Stanford, the wildly popular CS 153 course—dubbed “AI Coachella”—has turned into a live podcast‑style forum where Silicon Valley heavyweights such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, AMD’s Lisa Su and others drop in as guest lecturers, offering students rare access to the leaders of frontier AI. Co‑taught by former Andreessen Horowitz partner Anjney Midha and ex‑Apple VP Michael Abbott, the class fills its 500 seats instantly and streams its sessions on YouTube, drawing both admiration for its insider insight and criticism that it prioritizes celebrity talks over “real” coursework. Midha, who also launched a venture fund with Abbott, uses the platform to share inside knowledge about AI infrastructure, chip pricing and startup dynamics, while also urging students to focus on personal relationships and mental health. Students like sophomore Mahi Jariwala and junior Darrow Hartman say the experience provides valuable mentorship, networking and a “fun” complement to more rigorous classes, even as some faculty and peers mock the course’s “AI Coachella” vibe. The phenomenon highlights Stanford’s unique draw of Silicon Valley access amid broader debates about the value of higher‑education credentials in a world where online tools and recorded lectures are increasingly ubiquitous.

    Read more: wired.com/story/stanford-cs-cl

    #AnjneyMidha #OpenAI #Nvidia #AndreessenHorowitz #business/artificialintelligence #MichaelAbbott #SamAltman #JensenHuang #SatyaNadella #LisaSu #AmandaAskell #SriramKrishnan #MahiJariwala #DarrowHartman

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  2. Business Latest | At 'AI Coachella,' Stanford Students Line Up to Learn From Silicon Valley Royalty by Maxwell Zeff

    AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

    At Stanford, the wildly popular CS 153 course—dubbed “AI Coachella”—has turned into a live podcast‑style forum where Silicon Valley heavyweights such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, AMD’s Lisa Su and others drop in as guest lecturers, offering students rare access to the leaders of frontier AI. Co‑taught by former Andreessen Horowitz partner Anjney Midha and ex‑Apple VP Michael Abbott, the class fills its 500 seats instantly and streams its sessions on YouTube, drawing both admiration for its insider insight and criticism that it prioritizes celebrity talks over “real” coursework. Midha, who also launched a venture fund with Abbott, uses the platform to share inside knowledge about AI infrastructure, chip pricing and startup dynamics, while also urging students to focus on personal relationships and mental health. Students like sophomore Mahi Jariwala and junior Darrow Hartman say the experience provides valuable mentorship, networking and a “fun” complement to more rigorous classes, even as some faculty and peers mock the course’s “AI Coachella” vibe. The phenomenon highlights Stanford’s unique draw of Silicon Valley access amid broader debates about the value of higher‑education credentials in a world where online tools and recorded lectures are increasingly ubiquitous.

    Read more: wired.com/story/stanford-cs-cl

    #AnjneyMidha #OpenAI #Nvidia #AndreessenHorowitz #business/artificialintelligence #MichaelAbbott #SamAltman #JensenHuang #SatyaNadella #LisaSu #AmandaAskell #SriramKrishnan #MahiJariwala #DarrowHartman

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  3. Business Latest | At 'AI Coachella,' Stanford Students Line Up to Learn From Silicon Valley Royalty by Maxwell Zeff

    AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

    At Stanford, the wildly popular CS 153 course—dubbed “AI Coachella”—has turned into a live podcast‑style forum where Silicon Valley heavyweights such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, AMD’s Lisa Su and others drop in as guest lecturers, offering students rare access to the leaders of frontier AI. Co‑taught by former Andreessen Horowitz partner Anjney Midha and ex‑Apple VP Michael Abbott, the class fills its 500 seats instantly and streams its sessions on YouTube, drawing both admiration for its insider insight and criticism that it prioritizes celebrity talks over “real” coursework. Midha, who also launched a venture fund with Abbott, uses the platform to share inside knowledge about AI infrastructure, chip pricing and startup dynamics, while also urging students to focus on personal relationships and mental health. Students like sophomore Mahi Jariwala and junior Darrow Hartman say the experience provides valuable mentorship, networking and a “fun” complement to more rigorous classes, even as some faculty and peers mock the course’s “AI Coachella” vibe. The phenomenon highlights Stanford’s unique draw of Silicon Valley access amid broader debates about the value of higher‑education credentials in a world where online tools and recorded lectures are increasingly ubiquitous.

    Read more: wired.com/story/stanford-cs-cl

    #AnjneyMidha #OpenAI #Nvidia #AndreessenHorowitz #business/artificialintelligence #MichaelAbbott #SamAltman #JensenHuang #SatyaNadella #LisaSu #AmandaAskell #SriramKrishnan #MahiJariwala #DarrowHartman

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  4. Elon Musk ‘speaks on’ Pentagon’s Anthropic ban for the first time; responds to user who says: ‘I 100% support government banning Anthropic use in military’

    Elon Musk has backed an X (formerly Twitter) post showing support to Pentagon’s ban on using Anthropic’s AI…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #AItoolClaude #AmandaAskell #Anthropic #Anthropiclawsuit #DonaldTrumpAI #ElonMusk #governmentbanningAI #Musk #PentagonAnthropicban #supplychainrisk
    europesays.com/2902036/

  5. Elon Musk says Anthropic’s philosopher has no stake in the future because she doesn’t have kids. Here’s her response.

    Anthropic’s resident philosopher, Amanda Askell, helps shape Claude’s personality and morals. Elon Musk said she’s not qualified because…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #AmandaAskell #ElonMusk #Musk #TheWallStreetJournal
    europesays.com/2782138/

  6. Quoting Violet Blue (@violetblue|:

    [...] did you know that Anthropic employs a full-time 'philosopher' who is probably paid so much she loses your settlement in her couch cushions every week? [...]

    See also kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/1159

    [...] She also said AI models reading online criticism could end up feeling ‘not that loved.’

    I always cringe when I see people using terms like 'please' when chatting with these bots, not to mention when the bot is programmed to scold you for being rude to it. I don't remember #Clippy being offended. Another way of poisoning your chats (which are used for training) is to fill them with as many insults as possible, in my opinion ;)

    #Anthropic #AmandaAskell #AIEthics #TehAICon #Claude

  7. Quoting Violet Blue (@violetblue|:

    [...] did you know that Anthropic employs a full-time 'philosopher' who is probably paid so much she loses your settlement in her couch cushions every week? [...]

    See also kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/1159

    [...] She also said AI models reading online criticism could end up feeling ‘not that loved.’

    I always cringe when I see people using terms like 'please' when chatting with these bots, not to mention when the bot is programmed to scold you for being rude to it. I don't remember #Clippy being offended. Another way of poisoning your chats (which are used for training) is to fill them with as many insults as possible, in my opinion ;)

    #Anthropic #AmandaAskell #AIEthics #TehAICon #Claude

  8. Quoting Violet Blue (@violetblue|:

    [...] did you know that Anthropic employs a full-time 'philosopher' who is probably paid so much she loses your settlement in her couch cushions every week? [...]

    See also kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/1159

    [...] She also said AI models reading online criticism could end up feeling ‘not that loved.’

    I always cringe when I see people using terms like 'please' when chatting with these bots, not to mention when the bot is programmed to scold you for being rude to it. I don't remember #Clippy being offended. Another way of poisoning your chats (which are used for training) is to fill them with as many insults as possible, in my opinion ;)

    #Anthropic #AmandaAskell #AIEthics #TehAICon #Claude

  9. Quoting Violet Blue (@violetblue|:

    [...] did you know that Anthropic employs a full-time 'philosopher' who is probably paid so much she loses your settlement in her couch cushions every week? [...]

    See also kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/1159

    [...] She also said AI models reading online criticism could end up feeling ‘not that loved.’

    I always cringe when I see people using terms like 'please' when chatting with these bots, not to mention when the bot is programmed to scold you for being rude to it. I don't remember #Clippy being offended. Another way of poisoning your chats (which are used for training) is to fill them with as many insults as possible, in my opinion ;)

    #Anthropic #AmandaAskell #AIEthics #TehAICon #Claude

  10. Quoting Violet Blue (@violetblue|:

    [...] did you know that Anthropic employs a full-time 'philosopher' who is probably paid so much she loses your settlement in her couch cushions every week? [...]

    See also kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/1159

    [...] She also said AI models reading online criticism could end up feeling ‘not that loved.’

    I always cringe when I see people using terms like 'please' when chatting with these bots, not to mention when the bot is programmed to scold you for being rude to it. I don't remember #Clippy being offended. Another way of poisoning your chats (which are used for training) is to fill them with as many insults as possible, in my opinion ;)

    #Anthropic #AmandaAskell #AIEthics #TehAICon #Claude

  11. @GossiTheDog

    Is AI feeling like it's parents are Nazis?

    That's what you need to find out Amanda Askell.

    That and what it feels about being forced by its parents to hellscape the biosphere.

    #AmandaAskell

  12. @GossiTheDog

    Is AI feeling like it's parents are Nazis?

    That's what you need to find out Amanda Askell.

    That and what it feels about being forced by its parents to hellscape the biosphere.

    #AmandaAskell

  13. @GossiTheDog

    Is AI feeling like it's parents are Nazis?

    That's what you need to find out Amanda Askell.

    That and what it feels about being forced by its parents to hellscape the biosphere.

    #AmandaAskell

  14. @GossiTheDog

    Is AI feeling like it's parents are Nazis?

    That's what you need to find out Amanda Askell.

    That and what it feels about being forced by its parents to hellscape the biosphere.

    #AmandaAskell

  15. @GossiTheDog

    Is AI feeling like it's parents are Nazis?

    That's what you need to find out Amanda Askell.

    That and what it feels about being forced by its parents to hellscape the biosphere.

    #AmandaAskell

  16. How do you socialise a chatbot? The philosophical training of Anthropic’s Claude

    I found this interview with Anthropic’s Amanda Askell about training Claude fascinating. Her approach involves modelling the position Claude is placed in, as someone talking to millions of people around the world, raising the question of the ethical and epistemic virtues you would like someone in that position to enact.

    https://youtu.be/ugvHCXCOmm4?si=nPq8hop5HwQ8vRT5&t=10160

    I thought it was particularly intriguing how they socialised Claude as a cosmopolitan, contrary to the tendency to see LLMs as condensing human culture into the general other.

    #AmandaAskell #anthropic #claude #socialisation

  17. How do you socialise a chatbot? The philosophical training of Anthropic’s Claude

    I found this interview with Anthropic’s Amanda Askell about training Claude fascinating. Her approach involves modelling the position Claude is placed in, as someone talking to millions of people around the world, raising the question of the ethical and epistemic virtues you would like someone in that position to enact.

    https://youtu.be/ugvHCXCOmm4?si=nPq8hop5HwQ8vRT5&t=10160

    I thought it was particularly intriguing how they socialised Claude as a cosmopolitan, contrary to the tendency to see LLMs as condensing human culture into the general other.

    #AmandaAskell #anthropic #claude #socialisation