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Sakana Fugu 1 month ago

Fugu Ultra <https://console.sakana.ai/models#fugu-ultra> sounds similar to GPT-5.5 Pro or Gemini 3.1 Deep Think .

Is there any official source that could confirms if Fable (or Mythos) is parallelized test-time compute (like GPT 5.5 Pro) or sparse Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) transformer combined with a multi-agent, inference-time compute scaling architecture (Gemini 3.1 Deep Think)?

Would you mind sharing or pointing me to any links that explain how you've set up Zig to work effectively with LLMs using agentic features?

I was thinking that downloading the full official documentation, separated by sections inside the repository someone is working on with Zig, could be useful, but maybe there are more optimal ways to approach this.

Thanks.

Six years old might be too early to incentivize screen use, though I'd encourage you to research this yourself rather than taking internet comments at face value.

That said, I think there's a distinction between screens and computing itself. You could introduce her to computing power through voice interfaces: a smart speaker connected to an LLM could let her search, learn, and interact with information hands-free. You'd have control over the system prompts for safety, and could whitelist reliable sources for her queries.

Yes, visual information density is higher than audio, but the downsides of early screen exposure might outweigh that efficiency gain. Voice-first computing could be a middle ground, she gets to explore what computers can do without the attention/addiction patterns that screens introduce.

Just one perspective, obviously. Worth doing your own research on the developmental tradeoffs.

When I have that need, this is what I do.

I use the info from here as context:

https://github.com/InteractionDesignFoundation/add-event-to-...

I load it via a custom system prompt or skill, then pass my specific need, thought, or anything I want to remember in the future, including events with a certain frequency, as part of the prompt.

From that, I render the URLs needed to create the events directly in my personal calendar via the browser. This part could probably be automated better, but honestly I'm lazy sometimes.

And that's it.

I also try not to overdo it with high-frequency reminders, since that tends to de-incentivize actually using your personal calendar, which kind of defeats the purpose.

On top of that, Telegram 'Saved Messages' with the reminder feature is really useful. The native app makes it very fast to navigate. Obviously not as fast as searching local plain text files, but definitely faster than WhatsApp.

Is that actually required?

I'm not at my computer right now, but as far as I remember most LinkedIn posts are viewable without logging in if you use the direct URLs, for example:

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:<post_id>

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:<activity_id>

Unless something changed recently, those links should work anonymously.

  cr=country<two letter>
I have a "kind" of similar need and use *cr* query param based on *ISO 3166-1 alpha-2* [1] to force official language when i want to narrow the search on a specific country (as example when I want to search for english, I use *cr=countryUS*)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2

p.s.: YMMV, sometimes works, sometimes it doesn't, most of the time works but there is no determinism

I’m a bit confused because I don’t clearly understand the value this tool adds. Could you help me understand it?

From what I can see, if the content I want to enrich is static, the web fetch tool seems sufficient. Is this tool capable of extracting information from dynamic websites or sites behind login walls, or is it essentially the same as a web fetch tool that only works with static pages?

which Gemini free are you talking about? Gemini from aistudio.google.com ?

my guess would be asymmetrical information (most non tech people don't know it exist) and the explicit statement that google will use any prompt shared there, in its free tier, for training and improving their own models

I find the premise reasonable, though I do have an observation.

The current AI hype may have placed us in a filter bubble or echo chamber, shaping our conclusions. These highly specialized algorithms can nudge or reward us for thinking in specific ways.

Regarding programming languages, there is immense value in understanding internal primitives.

As example, consider concurrency primitives. Different languages provide different levels of abstraction: high-level library support in Python, the event loop structure in JavaScript, compiler-level implementations in Rust and C++, runtime-intrinsic mechanisms in Go and Java, and virtual machine intrinsics, such as Erlang.

By viewing languages through this lens, you recognize that each implements these primitives differently, allowing you to choose the most effective tool for the job.

If your goal is to assess the short-term economic value of a technology, your logic is understandable. However, learning new languages and tools remains worthwhile. When AI agents begin invoking these tools on the fly, you may not know if a specific choice is the most effective one. Without this knowledge, you will have some gaps to challenge the AI's decision.

In the long run, making the effort to master these concepts yields far greater value as a software engineer. It enables you to understand the rationale behind applying a precise tool to a precise task.

There are valid arguments supporting various perspectives on this. However, while any approach can be useful, this discussion highlights the need for wisdom: the awareness of one's own biases. As I noted earlier, filter bubbles can distort judgment. Continuously questioning your conclusions helps ensure you move toward the best outcomes. I hope you find this recommendation useful.

I tried Gemini's 2.5 Pro Deep Research.

I’ve been using `Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Research` extensively.

( To be clear, I’m referring to the Deep Research feature at gemini.google.com/deepresearch , which I access through my `Gemini AI Pro` subscription on one.google.com/ai . )

I’m interested in how this compares with the newer `2.5 Pro Deep Think` offering that runs on the Gemini AI Ultra tier.

For quick look‑ups (i.e., non‑deep‑research queries), I’ve found xAI’s Grok‑4‑Fast ( available at x.com/i/grok ) to be exceptionally fast, precise, and reliable.

Because the $250 per‑month price for Gemini’s deep‑research tier is hard to justify right now, I’ve started experimenting with Parallel AI’s `Deep Research` task ( platform.parallel.ai/play/deep-research ) using the `ultra8x` processor ( see docs.parallel.ai/task‑api/guides/choose-a-processor ). So far, the results look promising.

  indexes your repository
is it possible to know at high level how do you generate that index?, from this:
  • Your AI knows your entire codebase before generating a single line 
  
  • No more duplicate code that ignores existing utilities 

  • No more styling that clashes with your design system 

  • No more authentication logic that bypasses your user service 

  • Real-time updates when you add or refactor files
looks like ast-grep + hyde to enrich the meaning of each node (could have different enrichment strategy per node type)

Looks awesome!

Is there anything you can share about the architecture or pipeline you used for it? A high-level overview would be enough.

I’m guessing you’re doing video-to-image, image-to-text, and then text-to-docs, right? Since not all of the models you mentioned are multimodal.

I think the approach to evaluate how the candidate use the tool, prompt quality, prompt optimization techniques, how to provide the right amount of context (context engineering), how de-pollutes the context, etc., is a good path (on top of generating a working proof of concept for the problem tackled in the interview process, of course).

Basically focus on the thinking strategy (with or without the AI enhanced tools) is a good way to go.

- will depends of your particular situation and based on your risk tolerance (inner priorities) but I would strongly suggest learning (and to be more precise your learning rate, learn how to learn and unlearn faster over time)

- I'd suggest to maximize healthy habits based on having a deeper understanding of your own body, make it so good and so custom that most likely with only work for you, the compound effect in months years or even decades is notable

- avoid lifestyle inflation (could overlap your second question) polish your personal finance knowledge and try to adapt it to your generation ("modern" vs "classic"), as example don't think that own > rent as default, question the status quo, question the principles on which that kind of statement relies and do the same for similar situations