AjstentOkay, Let’s Talk About OpenAIThere was a lot of recent media coverage of OpenAI, current Silicon Valley darling. At Davis AI, we use OpenAI’s and other generative AI…Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023
AjstentLet’s Talk About Deep Learning in AcademiaWhen I started my job at Colby College, I asked the twittersphere for recommendations for ML compute for academics. I gotJun 27, 2023Jun 27, 2023
AjstentGenerative AI is a Poison Pill for the World Wide Web (And Doesn’t Solve AI)Have you ever seen The Truman Show? Many of us have experienced, at one time or another, derealization — the sensation that some aspect of…Dec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022
AjstentFive Tips for Interviewing with a PhD in CSJust in time for hiring season, here are my top five tips for interviewing with a PhD in CS in the USA. These are based on years of serving…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
AjstentDavis Institute for AI: Perspectives on AIWhat are we trying to do in Davis AI? We are trying to establish Colby as a nationally recognized center of excellence in…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
AjstentAcademic CS Careers at Liberal Arts CollegesAs a graduate student, you are necessarily at a research intensive university surrounded by faculty who have pursued careers at research…Sep 30, 2022Sep 30, 2022
AjstentDay 11: Wrapping UpToday each group gave a final presentation about their chosen AI application, covering:Feb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022
AjstentDay 10: Working TogetherIn our second last session of this course, we focused on collaborative editing of each group’s application audits, model cards and data…Feb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022
AjstentDay 9: Is This How ML Really Works “Out There”?This was another exciting day! We were joined by a group of engineers from a major tech company, who talked with us about the technical…Jan 31, 2022Jan 31, 2022
AjstentDay 8: How Can We Attack It?Yesterday was hard work. Today was fun and gave full scope for creativity. In short: we broke our AIs.Jan 28, 2022Jan 28, 2022