AI Nutrition Facts
Below is an edited copy of a memo I circulated at work. Various folks had been growing weary of reviewing AI slop. In this memo, I made the case for AI disclosures in written or generated artifacts. What do you think?
The Sweet Spot
Andrew Hao's thoughts on software engineering, leadership, machine learning & product design.
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I’m tired of reading your slop
As a reader, reading AI-generated content brings up deep feelings of revulsion and makes it harder to connect to the author's content. But where does it come from?
All Hail the Humans
There is just so much AI hype going around nowadays, it's hard to figure out what's real and what's noise. The right thing to do is to bet on humans.
The AI fun factor
No matter the hype, there's something addictive about AI coding that makes it hard to ignore.
A treatise on writing, coding and LLMs: writing is thinking
Steve Jobs famously said that computers would be like "bicycles for the mind". What effect will AI have for our minds?
A Staff Engineer’s Survival Guide to Big Tech
After a career built around startups, scale-ups and consulting, I left Lyft and landed a role in Google (YouTube) in 2022. Two years later, here's what I've learned about the differences between the two.
What’s the fuss about formal specifications? (Part 2)
In which we debug a production bug (loosely based on a real bug at Lyft) and check its fix in the TLA+ model checker!
What’s the fuss about formal specifications? (Part 1)
What Math ✨ can bring to your daily toolbox of programming tools to write robust, concurrent programs: a light introduction to TLA+.
Consider consulting
What career move will give you maximal exposure to technologies, industries, and orgs? Why you should consider a stint in consulting as part of your career path.
Quarter Life Crisis
At 23 years old I decided to quit my first full time tech job and take a year off to figure out my life. Was it worth it?