re: “”Start with the harness, because it is what makes everything else usable.””
I have written three harnesses this year (in Common Lisp, Python, and Racket Scheme) and it has been a fantastic learning experience. I have been using neural network tech since I was on a DARPA neural network advisory panel in the 198os, and I am even more excited (by an order of magnitude) than I was back then.
I think Tim has it right, and the hyperscalers serve a function of bootstrapping smaller systems, but they are far from the whole story.
What i find insane is how harness engineering feels like this newly discovered thing, but it’s been like 50 years. Why are harnesses still trash, it’s frustrating. AI regularly bricks systems, both physical and in code
re: “”Start with the harness, because it is what makes everything else usable.””
I have written three harnesses this year (in Common Lisp, Python, and Racket Scheme) and it has been a fantastic learning experience. I have been using neural network tech since I was on a DARPA neural network advisory panel in the 198os, and I am even more excited (by an order of magnitude) than I was back then.
I think Tim has it right, and the hyperscalers serve a function of bootstrapping smaller systems, but they are far from the whole story.