Aneesh Sathe

Traversing through human history, even in the last two decades, we see a rapid increase in the accessibility of knowledge. The purpose of language, and of course all communication is to transfer a concept from one system to another. For humans this ability to transfer concepts has been driven by advancements in technology, communication, and social structures and norms. This evolution has made knowledge increasingly composable, where individual pieces of information can be combined and recombined to create new understanding and innovation. Ten years ago I would have said being able to read a …

In Newton’s era it was rare to say things like “if I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants” and actually mean it. Now it’s trivial. With education, training, and experience, professionals always stand “on shoulders of giants” (OSOG). Experts readily solve complex problems but the truly difficult ones aren’t solved through training. Instead, a combination of muddling through and the dancer style of curiosity is deployed, more on this later. We have industries like semiconductors, solar, and gene sequencing with such high learning rates that the whole field seems to …

Introduction # While exploring the application of AI agents in healthcare we see that standard Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and fine-tuning methods often fall short in the interconnected realms of healthcare and research. These traditional methods struggle to leverage the structured knowledge available, such as knowledge graphs. Data approaches like Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) used alongside advanced knowledge graphs can significantly enhance AI agents, providing more effective and context-aware solutions.

In this video, Stephen Fry narrates Nick Cave’s letter, which argues that using ChatGPT as a shortcut to creativity is detrimental. Surprisingly, I found myself in agreement. Having been involved in the AI industry for over a decade, I’ve always viewed AI positively. As an entrepreneur who pitches AI to investors and customers, I liken AI to technologies like spreadsheets: they eliminate tedious tasks, but you still need to understand what you’re doing.

Shorthand to make your handwriting worse than it is: https://orthic.shorthand.fun/ This one feels like a direct attack given my recent mini tongue-in-cheek rant: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/llm-2 First self-amplifying mRNA vaccine was approved in Japan. Apparently a much lower (1/6th) has the same effect as a normal dose. I wonder if the side effects are better: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-023-02101-2 Norah Jones will have a new album out on March 8. The woman is a machine! With the very active podcast I had thought she might be taking a break, but nope here she is with …