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How I think about LLM prompt engineering
Prompting as searching through a space of vector programs
Oct 9, 2023 • François Chollet
The loop of progress
The best ideas are born from years of iterative refinement.
Dec 6, 2022 • François Chollet
AI is cognitive automation, not cognitive autonomy
Like the rest of computer science, AI is about making computers do more, not replacing humans.
Nov 28, 2022 • François Chollet
The machine that makes the thing is more valuable than the thing
People, culture, and processes over artifacts.
Nov 21, 2022 • François Chollet
Education as civilization-building
Today, there is too much focus on education as job training. Here's a better framework: education as a process of civilization-building — as a tool to…
Nov 13, 2022 • François Chollet
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Soon to be a weekly newsletter.
Nov 2, 2022 • François Chollet
Sparks in the Wind
Ideas on AI, technology, and society. Mostly ephemeral, but carries a small chance of starting a fire.

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