Stella Kaval

4 years ago I was in CS61B office hours 10+ hours every week trying to debug my projects. This semester I came back to give a guest lecture on AI in software engineering. Wild how fast things have changed: writing code by hand → Copilot → LLMs → AI agents. Main takeaway: AI can help you code way faster, but you still need to know what to build and why it matters.

pier 48 is a peak concert venue

claude, codex, gemini

Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup developing artificial intelligence models for robots, as part of a major initiative to build humanoid technology. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Bronze: Maieutic by Paula Vasquez-Henriquez from Chile An educational coding tool that requires you to think before you type. Students can't write code until they can explain what they're building and why. youtube.com/watch?v=IJ9FyX…

Would you trust an AI agent to negotiate on your country's behalf at the G20? Real coordination is long-horizon, asymmetric, and non-binding; current multi-agent evaluations miss this. We build Cooperate to Compete (C2C): a testbed for LM agents coordinating with rivals. 🤝🔪🎭

@sfchronicle SF girlies do not need AI to pick wine It’s savy b every time

Bay Area diners are using AI chatbots, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, to make their wine selections in restaurants. sfchronicle.com/food/wine/arti…

Overheard in Silicon Valley: "Rebranding to 'forward deployed engineer' from 'consultant' one of the great all time recruiting whammies."

things that go hard on corporate shuttle: 1. sleeping 2. doomscrolling 3. claude —dangerously-skip-permissions

@ParvSondhi I fear I saw AI ads on every subway ride in NYC last week

NYC observations after spending last week there • people are actually outside touching grass (or cement 😅) • very few AI ads or billboards around • even cafes i went to - very few screens with claude code or cursor or some coding tool • people are way more open to socializing. everyone is willing to strike up a conversation (not about AI agents) • the energy is electric - everyone’s moving with purpose. • found a way to talk to folks without mentioning AI • way more artists, and non traditional creators. Met an actual physical product designer which was cool. it’s genuinely refreshing to remember there’s a whole world outside the feed been traveling the last few days and the SF tech bubble makes it easy to forget how alive real cities feel. sorry SF, you’re still home… but perspective is healthy 🤷‍♂️

@thunkable @CongressionalAC I had a great time today. Thank you for hosting me. Office is super cool!

Super excited to host Stella from California at the Thunkable office. Stella is a high school student that built an awesome app for the @CongressionalAC to help children and families with #cerebralpalsy. Good luck Stella, keep up the great work! #MadeWithThunkable

@ossaf @girlscouts Thank you so much Ossa! I am excited to release Ability All to the App Store soon.

I am so proud of my 15-year old niece @stellakav! As part of her @girlscouts #GoldAward Project, she is working to change the perception of #CerebralPalsy in the community. She has created an app, Ability All, that empowers & educates. youtube.com/watch?v=puWrki… #abilityall

@thunkable @YouTube @CongressionalAC Thunkable is an amazing tool for creating apps, especially for high school students like me. I am excited to continue pursuing my interest in Computer Science through App building! Ability All is coming to the App Store soon as well.

Check out this awesome app -- Ability All -- built for the 2019 Congressional App Challenge youtu.be/puWrki-D-o4 via @YouTube @CongressionalAC #MadeWithThunkable #nocode #mobileapp #mobileappdevelopment

@abilitynowba Thank you!

So lucky to have Menlo-Atherton junior Stella Kaval be an advocate for the disability community. Her Girl Scout Gold Award project will focus on educating youth about people with disabilities.