David Atkins 戴维

Starting to write some mini articles documenting my learnings while building agents. Give them a read if you’re interested!

@battleforeurope @RnaudBertrand The welcome return of German military might what?

There’s literally not a single sane person on the planet who welcomes that.

This is my new favourite model to use with Codex

@craigzLiszt @thetimmorgan X must be bugged because I presume you must have sent this last year

prediction: codex will take the lead over claude by end of year

@weirdaimusic @deepseek_ai It can run on a Pentium if you’ve got time to spare

@deepseek_ai 1.6T total params? So can I run this on a 3060?

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Typescript is now written in Go devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/ann…

I don’t think @CNBC know what @cursor_ai is…

@TuliBuli1 @MargoMartin47

@MargoMartin47 Lmfao why does this guy look like the AirHead Candy

Congratulations, Georgia Women’s Tennis! 🇺🇸

That’s cute. Come to China. My car can already do this.

It’s really interesting to see BO having success with a “move slow and test things” approach. SpaceX had us thinking “move fast and break things” was the way to go for so long!

@tszzl @elonmusk @CantEverDie But I think he’s victim to the algorithm. That’s the main post I saw as well. Engagement prioritises controversy

@CantEverDie you’re a constant disgusting liar and you should feel much worse about yourself

i will never forget how elon musk said absolutely nothing at all about the NASA artemis ii mission except one post making fun of that women who took the photo of the launch in the reflection of her glasses. he hates space

@ChShersh @Mallchad

@Mallchad There's writing on the page too. The writing is actually more important in my case.

I spent 3 days thinking about a smart tree pretty-printing algorithm in C++ Then I drew a picture and implemented it in 30 minutes. The power of handwriting is underrated.

People who have flown by the Moon:

The low labour cost is a huge plus. It’s what makes it so hard for me ever consider moving back home to the west. The quality of life I can afford for my family here always feels way higher than what we could get in the west. I’m still a few years off looking a the international schools though.

It’s been 9 months since we moved to 🇨🇳, and a few quick thoughts: Our kids go to an international school, so they still stay connected to Western culture. But they also have Chinese class every day, and everything around them is in Chinese, street signs, subway announcements, people talking around them, etc. That kind of environment really helps them keep up their Chinese. As Chinese parents, that matters a lot to us. I’ve seen a lot of ABC (American-Born Chinese) kids grow up in the US and slowly lose their Chinese. The toughest part is when they can’t really talk to their grandparents without their parents translating. We really didn’t want that! Life here is super convenient, especially getting around. In the US, it was mostly drive everywhere, or fly if it was far. Here, you can take a taxi, ride a shared bike or e-scooter, take the subway, high-speed train, or fly. For trips under 2 hours, high-speed train is often easier than flying. It’s also been a totally different experience for the kids; they’re learning how to get around the city instead of just biking around the neighborhood and waiting for us to drive them everywhere. Labor is much cheaper here. We have someone who comes by every day for 3 hours to help with laundry, cooking, and cleaning. It’s around $9 an hour, so under $600 a month total. That’s been a huge help for us. Main downside: the weather. It’s hard to compare with the Bay Area. Winter air quality during heating season isn’t great, although people say it’s a lot better than a few years ago. Summers are also hot, and there are mosquitoes. That said, Shanghai has improved a lot over the years. In general, people seem more polite and considerate now. Drivers are more likely to stop for pedestrians, and people line up for the subway in a more orderly way. Of course there are always exceptions, but that’s true everywhere. Overall, we’ve been pretty happy with the move. It’s been a great life experience for the kids, and being closer to our family has meant a lot to us.

@MartinShkreli @karankendre At least $7 I’m guessing

@karankendre do you know how much money cancer research costs

That's ≈ $775 million total loss Imagine if even a fraction of that had gone into cancer research

@yetone @stevehou It’s also short

In Chinese, AI is Love.

@ShenzhenPages That’s an interesting way to say “fake”…

Have you ever heard of Paulo Pedro and Tommy Giorgio? Both are Chinese brands, not affiliated to global names with similar-sounding words (Tommy Hilfiger, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren/POLO). It’s common in China’s apparel market for brands to adopt Western-style imaging.

“make me president of the United States, no mistakes”

@hsu_steve Is that 肉夹馍？

Beijingers don't miss this talk! Title: AI and Frontier Science Research Speaker: Stephen Hsu (Michigan State University) Venue: Classroom B725, Shuangqing Complex Building A Time: 13:30-14:30, Mar 10 (Tuesday) Abstract: I discuss the current capabilities of frontier AI models in science research. In late 2025 I published a theoretical physics paper in which the main ideas originated from an AI model. Since then, similar results have been reported by other physicists and mathematicians. I will describe my research example, including the “Generator-Verifier” architecture (“agent harness”) that enables far stronger model performance than one-shot prompts that most users are familiar with. I will also discuss my experience working with AI labs to improve model performance in frontier research.

@elonmusk He really misses her doesn’t he….