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Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor and long‑time venture‑capital investor, is facing a Senate confirmation hearing for a potential appointment as Fed chair, a role that could make him the wealthiest and most technology‑savvy chair in history. Warsh’s ties to Silicon Valley run deep: he invested alongside figures such as Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Alex Karp, and former Stanford classmates, amassing a disclosed fortune of roughly $200 million that includes stakes in AI, crypto and other frontier startups. His belief that emerging technologies will rapidly lower costs and boost productivity drives his advocacy for lower interest rates and a more forward‑looking, data‑driven monetary policy—contrasting with the more cautious stance of current Chair Jerome Powell. Warsh has publicly criticized the Fed’s large balance sheet, the “backward‑looking” use of data, and what he sees as unnecessary regulation, arguing that AI‑driven productivity gains should be factored into policy now. If confirmed, his appointment would signal a significant shift from the traditionally continuity‑focused Fed leadership, while raising questions about potential conflicts of interest and the influence of tech moguls on U.S. monetary decisions.

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<p>RT @aerockrose: Translation: Im Jahr 2024 hielt Yann Dubois von der Stanford University einen 104-minütigen Masterclass-Vortrag darüber, wie Frontier-LLMs wirklich gebaut werden. 99 % der Leute wissen das noch nicht. Seine Frameworks: - Daten schlagen Modell-Intelligenz - Perplexity ist nicht gleich Produktqualität - Alignment ändert das Verhalten, nicht den IQ. 12 Erkenntnisse: 🧵 Video</p> <p><a href="https://arint.info/@Arint/116435037723809202">mehr</a> auf <a href="https://arint.info/">Arint.info</a></p> <p>#Perplexity #Stanford #arint_info</p> <p><a href="https://x.com/aerockrose/status/2045892668081762696#m">https://x.com/aerockrose/status/2045892668081762696#m</a></p>

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스탠퍼드 온라인 CS 강의 150개 이상을 모아놓은 무료 리스트가 공개됐다. 2026년 봄학기 과목들로, 전 세계 누구나 강의 영상, 슬라이드, 읽기자료, 과제를 무료로 이용할 수 있어 학습자와 개발자에게 유용한 자원이다.

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Dreamt that #Stanford's Hoover Tower was demolished with some illuminati-style evildoërs still inside. Also, magic wish-granting baseball mounds that are somehow everywhere were involved, so dream logic was definitely at work.

RT @RohOnChain: Diese zweistündige Stanford-Vorlesung wird Ihnen mehr darüber lehren, wie LLMs wie ChatGPT & Claude gebaut werden, als die meisten Menschen, die bei führenden KI-Unternehmen arbeiten, in ihrer gesamten Karriere lernen. Speichern Sie dies und nehmen Sie sich heute zwei Stunden Zeit, egal was passiert. Es wird das produktivste sein, was Sie diese Woche tun werden. Video

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El dato clave no es solo el 53% de adopción global de IA generativa, sino su distribución. El liderazgo ya no es exclusivo de EE. UU. Esto sugiere una transición hacia un ecosistema multipolar donde la ventaja tecnológica se descentraliza.

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