dahara1
@dahara1.bsky.social
I made machine translation with LLMs.
I made PC Chrome translation plugin for bluesky.
I made smart feed for bluesky.
I mada content import agent.
Let's improve these qualities!
I made PC Chrome translation plugin for bluesky.
I made smart feed for bluesky.
I mada content import agent.
Let's improve these qualities!
After 12 years of failures (2005-17), he eventually rose to became a VP at Meta one of the most influential people in AI!
Soumith's story is one of resilience and he's living proof that no matter how down in the dumps you are, there's always hope.
Soumith's story is one of resilience and he's living proof that no matter how down in the dumps you are, there's always hope.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
After 12 years of failures (2005-17), he eventually rose to became a VP at Meta one of the most influential people in AI!
Soumith's story is one of resilience and he's living proof that no matter how down in the dumps you are, there's always hope.
Soumith's story is one of resilience and he's living proof that no matter how down in the dumps you are, there's always hope.
> gets a EB-1 green card!
> the rest is history...
Think about that. He went to a tier 2 college. Was rejected from all Masters programs 2x. Rejected from every single job except Amazon test engineering. Rejected from DeepMind 3x. Nearly had his baby project shut down. Struggled with visa issues.
> the rest is history...
Think about that. He went to a tier 2 college. Was rejected from all Masters programs 2x. Rejected from every single job except Amazon test engineering. Rejected from DeepMind 3x. Nearly had his baby project shut down. Struggled with visa issues.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
> gets a EB-1 green card!
> the rest is history...
Think about that. He went to a tier 2 college. Was rejected from all Masters programs 2x. Rejected from every single job except Amazon test engineering. Rejected from DeepMind 3x. Nearly had his baby project shut down. Struggled with visa issues.
> the rest is history...
Think about that. He went to a tier 2 college. Was rejected from all Masters programs 2x. Rejected from every single job except Amazon test engineering. Rejected from DeepMind 3x. Nearly had his baby project shut down. Struggled with visa issues.
> figures out numerics / hyperparam issue as an L4
> first big win!
> FAIR goes well, runs 3 person torch7 team and co-creates PyTorch
> because of politics, management wants to shut down PyTorch
> cries-at-bar.jpg, literally
> eventually some people save PyTorch and it launches in 2017
> first big win!
> FAIR goes well, runs 3 person torch7 team and co-creates PyTorch
> because of politics, management wants to shut down PyTorch
> cries-at-bar.jpg, literally
> eventually some people save PyTorch and it launches in 2017
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
> figures out numerics / hyperparam issue as an L4
> first big win!
> FAIR goes well, runs 3 person torch7 team and co-creates PyTorch
> because of politics, management wants to shut down PyTorch
> cries-at-bar.jpg, literally
> eventually some people save PyTorch and it launches in 2017
> first big win!
> FAIR goes well, runs 3 person torch7 team and co-creates PyTorch
> because of politics, management wants to shut down PyTorch
> cries-at-bar.jpg, literally
> eventually some people save PyTorch and it launches in 2017
> In 2011/12 builds one of the fastest AI inference engines on phones
> rejected from DeepMind
> emailed Yann again and joins FAIR because of Torch7 open-source work
> scrapes through bootcamp at Facebook, struggling on an HBase task
> L8/L9 engineers at Facebook struggle to get ImageNet working
> rejected from DeepMind
> emailed Yann again and joins FAIR because of Torch7 open-source work
> scrapes through bootcamp at Facebook, struggling on an HBase task
> L8/L9 engineers at Facebook struggle to get ImageNet working
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
> In 2011/12 builds one of the fastest AI inference engines on phones
> rejected from DeepMind
> emailed Yann again and joins FAIR because of Torch7 open-source work
> scrapes through bootcamp at Facebook, struggling on an HBase task
> L8/L9 engineers at Facebook struggle to get ImageNet working
> rejected from DeepMind
> emailed Yann again and joins FAIR because of Torch7 open-source work
> scrapes through bootcamp at Facebook, struggling on an HBase task
> L8/L9 engineers at Facebook struggle to get ImageNet working
> his PhD mentor helps him get a job at a small startup (MuseAmi)
> rejected from DeepMind
> couldn't get H-1B because of J-1 home return issue; gets waiver through months of approval with USCIS and US State Dept
> very low on confidence
> rejected from DeepMind
> couldn't get H-1B because of J-1 home return issue; gets waiver through months of approval with USCIS and US State Dept
> very low on confidence
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
> his PhD mentor helps him get a job at a small startup (MuseAmi)
> rejected from DeepMind
> couldn't get H-1B because of J-1 home return issue; gets waiver through months of approval with USCIS and US State Dept
> very low on confidence
> rejected from DeepMind
> couldn't get H-1B because of J-1 home return issue; gets waiver through months of approval with USCIS and US State Dept
> very low on confidence
> rejected from all except USC and with late admissions, NYU in 2010
> finds this guy called Yann LeCun (before he was famous)
> starts getting into open source
> rejected from all jobs including DeepMind
> only job is Amazon as test engineer
> finds this guy called Yann LeCun (before he was famous)
> starts getting into open source
> rejected from all jobs including DeepMind
> only job is Amazon as test engineer
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
> rejected from all except USC and with late admissions, NYU in 2010
> finds this guy called Yann LeCun (before he was famous)
> starts getting into open source
> rejected from all jobs including DeepMind
> only job is Amazon as test engineer
> finds this guy called Yann LeCun (before he was famous)
> starts getting into open source
> rejected from all jobs including DeepMind
> only job is Amazon as test engineer
> goes to a "tier 2" college in India, VIT in Vellore
> rejected from all 12 universities for US masters despite 1420 on the GRE
> fuckit.jpg
> goes to the US anyway on a J-1 visa to CMU with no plan
> applies for masters (again) to 15 universities
> rejected from all 12 universities for US masters despite 1420 on the GRE
> fuckit.jpg
> goes to the US anyway on a J-1 visa to CMU with no plan
> applies for masters (again) to 15 universities
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
> goes to a "tier 2" college in India, VIT in Vellore
> rejected from all 12 universities for US masters despite 1420 on the GRE
> fuckit.jpg
> goes to the US anyway on a J-1 visa to CMU with no plan
> applies for masters (again) to 15 universities
> rejected from all 12 universities for US masters despite 1420 on the GRE
> fuckit.jpg
> goes to the US anyway on a J-1 visa to CMU with no plan
> applies for masters (again) to 15 universities
I'm working on training small models that are knowledgeable about specific hobbies and fun to chat with.
However, I'm finding it difficult to get characters to use the knowledge they've learned in conversations.
However, I'm finding it difficult to get characters to use the knowledge they've learned in conversations.
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I'm working on training small models that are knowledgeable about specific hobbies and fun to chat with.
However, I'm finding it difficult to get characters to use the knowledge they've learned in conversations.
However, I'm finding it difficult to get characters to use the knowledge they've learned in conversations.
That's great, I'd love to make a small model to talk to, but I tend to stray from the main topic.
September 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
That's great, I'd love to make a small model to talk to, but I tend to stray from the main topic.