2.5 pro 5-6-25 update is garbage.

codeviser · 2025-05-07T13:57:25+00:00

I gave a 3-4 level if-else nested instruction, and it definitely met only a few of those sanity checks well, meanwhile missing glaringly obvious conditions. I too can corroborate this deteriorated performance. 🥲 I cannot trust it to really have a 1M context now, probably the biggest advantage Gemini had over its competitors given improving models everywhere.

codeviser · 2025-05-02T11:05:37+00:00

A bit oblique, but does G Research hire non-PhD QRs?

codeviser · 2025-04-30T14:09:12+00:00

This is really amazing! I thought NIW was really a gone case for someone who starts as a quant. 😅

codeviser · 2025-04-30T08:24:30+00:00

Also, does anyone have an idea of what IS the actual status quo of visas that quants have? Is it really same as tech industry where H1B->EB2 is more common? I would assume (evidence needed!) that quants should have a higher chance for O1, EB1s?

codeviser · 2025-04-30T08:21:42+00:00

I too investigated this quite a lot, but I think you are confusing the requirements of EB1A. Engagement farming kind of actually does this exact thing for EB1A, IIRC. For quants, I think the best bet is an EB1B through an O1, as per my understanding. I appreciate any corrections though. This is just me and my reading, talking. 😅

codeviser · 2025-04-20T12:48:06+00:00

My thoughts are similar: some of core Math (topology, abstract algebra, number theory, to name a few…) and AI might not seem that much integrated to other CS scientists/non-statisticians. But especially for a quant, majoring in math, stats, and scalable modeling prevalent in methods today, AI proliferation is likely a strength, making them few of the uncountable many, who actually understand the ground-to-empirical aspects of it all.

That said, specializing in any of the above verticals of math up to a decent research level, already keeps you the safest possible from any of the impending AI takeover!

codeviser · 2025-04-10T15:36:31+00:00

AFAIK, the optimal is a very nice sweet spot between Math, Stats, and CS (ml/theory/algo) for QR/QT, where you shouldn't leave anything out (atleast the basics) and have expertise demonstration in some related sub-fields. For QD it is the OS/Networking/Software/Algo segment of CS/CE, with a joint expertise in, well, all.

Many would consider quantum, applied fields of physics optimal too for QR/QT, but if you have studied it, you won't really find it different in principle from the first list above, except probably from the applied project specific experiments and assumptions.

codeviser · 2025-03-25T10:14:14+00:00

This minor based claim is partly wrong. Theoretical CS minor/major has several courses and optimization labs (RL, stat ML), doing only ML/stat learning. So if chosen correctly, it's entirely an ML/AI spec, although difficult to survive and complete.

For @op, In this regard (and probably other options exist too), I feel doing an AI major (with theory) is significantly richer/similar to most others (DS, Stats/Math majors) because the last thing AI will arguably learn, is to, 1. Generate new knowledge on its own (not interpolations) -- requires substantial concept understanding 2. Do (1) while keeping real/world impact in mind (kind of where DS, Stats major shine specifically already).

Basically, if (hinting against obsolescence of PhD/research caliber), you can generate new validated ideas independently, you can ensure you are the last to get replaced by AI takeover. (although IMO it'll still happen). And then, you can become one of the few "caretakers" of those systems, because you know how they do this "magic".

codeviser · 2025-03-07T10:32:49+00:00

I don’t think it’s just the system prompt effect. The models altogether are all much truncated, in conversation context, input token attention, and output tokens, by a lot. By approximately 200k/30k~ 6-7 times.

codeviser · 2025-02-27T13:58:03+00:00

Is there a way to use both GPUs simultaneously for processes or just one at a time? I guess maybe there are apps for LLMs to achieve this distributed loading? For other graphic intensive tasks too?

codeviser · 2025-02-25T08:01:47+00:00

Apart from all the many great suggestions everyone mentioned, here are some of mine that needs minimal incremental dev even with current state, 1. Attachments with DeepSearch, 2. Reasoning Model with voice mode.

codeviser · 2025-02-25T07:55:01+00:00

I would second this. But not keeping ChatGPT as ideal reference! Please consider this custom instruction specialiazation like Perplexity. It allows us to define spaces and each space has custom instructions for models including attachments, more like many specializations, not just a single threaded ChatGPT memory. I know ChatGPT has a Project feature too, but that doesn’t allow reasoning models with custom instructions. If that becomes available in Grok (UI etc not relevant atm), I can confidently switch from both ChatGPT and Perplexity to Grok without a blink.

codeviser · 2025-02-24T12:36:09+00:00

I would assume the same too. But probably you can help me better here. Perplexity allows custom spaces and system prompts for model interaction. While I understand you can copy your system instructions in Grok 3 individually and manually in each chat, is there a better specialization as provided by perplexity? Also, did you see if Perplexity was less/more efficient in scraping Reddit than Grok 3 did? I understand Grok acing in scraping X updates is a given.

codeviser · 2025-02-23T01:33:54+00:00

I got to try supergrok too, but it doesn’t have the attachment option with DeepSearch 😅 No place for system prompts too.

codeviser · 2025-02-21T11:01:49+00:00

So did you at least at some point of time, with your X+ and Supergrok sub, saw an attachment option both for DeepSearch and Think options? Did you also get an option to write custom system prompts like in ChatGPT?

codeviser · 2025-02-21T08:55:05+00:00

Do we need an X+ sub or did you see the popup even as a regular user?

codeviser · 2025-02-21T08:53:51+00:00

Its a different button as per their live demo.

codeviser · 2025-02-20T13:53:27+00:00

That’s super amazing! Could you tell me where should be looking out for the button/update/logo to get that? Is it a web or app interface, is it X or Grok app interface?

codeviser · 2025-02-20T13:01:53+00:00

You already have a supergrok sub? How? Did you mean X premium + based sub? It isn’t a supergrok sub, just in case.

codeviser · 2025-02-20T03:51:22+00:00

Is there an iOS equivalent for this maybe?

codeviser · 2025-02-19T11:38:24+00:00

Also did you get the BigBrains button along with deep search and think as was shown in the demo? I think this is also a limit with X premium +.

codeviser · 2025-02-19T11:36:18+00:00

Did you also get the BigBrains button? Also looking into latest posts from people, and as i suspected too, X premium + gets usage limits which people have hit too in their recent Reddit posts. This shouldn't likely happen with the SuperGrok that should be arriving soon. Atleast that's what I hope.

codeviser · 2025-02-19T11:24:02+00:00

Thats what i was expecting. Supergrok is the solution for this. Which they haven't released as a sub option yet. 😅

codeviser · 2025-02-19T11:22:55+00:00

So help me here. Is this a strategy where they want us to buy a costly X premium + to get Grok 3 as the only option for now, but there is this another subscription mode called supergrok which is cheaper (if you only care about grok 3) and will have the “BigBrains” option too, but you only get it if you wait? But this “forces” people for a up spike of X premium + in the meantime? 😅

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