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At work, I build AI agents(trigger warning this is about LLMs) that are designed to help teachers avoid as much day to day drudgery as possible. We provide a system that, counterintuitively, is geared towards reducing the amount of time a teacher needs to spend in the app spelunking around. Need the latest assessment grades for Mrs Doe’s 3rd period? Just ask the Ai, it’ll go off and grab that information for you while you pour another cup of coffee. We use top of the line models from Anthropic to be as accurate, un-biased, error free as possible to achieve this. These models require API keys and 5-figures in engineering time just to put the guardrails in place to allow a Teacher/Administrator to use them in relative safety. ...

What I Built and Why I’ve always enjoyed those element-combining merge games like Doodle God or Little Alchemy. You know the ones - Water + Fire = Steam, Earth + Water = Mud, that sort of thing. There’s something satisfying about discovering combinations, but after playing a few, I started noticing a fundamental limitation: every combination is pre-determined. Everyone who plays gets exactly the same results. The discovery phase is fun, but once you know the combinations, there’s no variance. ...

I think we’ve slid into a trap where our political beliefs are defined as being “in opposition to” another groups. This ensures an antagonistic, us-verses-them mentality while the “elites” watch. So here’s a list of things this dirty liberal is for, not against. The 8-Hour Day The idea that your life isn’t owned by your employer. This standard was the result of decades of bloody struggle by labor activists and unions against 10, 12, and even 16-hour workdays. The slogan was “8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours for what we will.” Citation: Eight Hour Day - Wikipedia ...

For AI engineering leaders, the annual back-to-school season isn’t just a cultural milestone; it’s a market signal. It marks a massive influx of users engaging with digital tools, testing the limits of existing platforms, and revealing unmet needs. The recent “Hard Fork” podcast episode on AI in education serves as a potent source of raw user research, offering a direct line into the mindsets of educators, innovators, and the students who form the next generation of knowledge workers. ...

Chicago Communities Prepare for Mexican Independence Day Amid Immigration Enforcement Concerns Chicago’s Mexican-American communities are moving forward with Mexican Independence Day celebrations this weekend despite warnings from Gov. J.B. Pritzker that federal immigration agents may target cultural events, leading organizers to implement unprecedented security measures involving volunteer networks and communication systems. Governor Warns of Coordinated Timing Gov. Pritzker issued a stark warning Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations appear deliberately timed to coincide with Mexican Independence Day festivities across Chicago. ...