Nous Research has been pumping out some of the best open access LLMs using SOTA data synthesis techniques. Their Hermes family of models is incredibly popular! In this episode, Karan from Nous talks about the origins of Nous as a distributed collective of LLM researchers. We also get into fine-tuning strategies and why data synthesis works so well. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 2 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Read Write Own – Read, Write, Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet—a new book from entrepreneur and investor Chris Dixon—explores one possible solution to the internet’s authenticity problem: Blockchains. From AI that tracks its source material to generative programs that compensate—rather than cannibalize—creators. It’s a call to action for a more open, transparent, and democratic internet. One that opens the black box of AI, tracks the origins we see online, and much more. Order your copy of Read, Write, Own today at readwriteown.com Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps and databases close to your users. In minutes you can run your Ruby, Go, Node, Deno, Python, or Elixir app (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required. Learn more at fly.io/changelog and check out the speedrun in their docs. Featuring:Karan Malhotra – LinkedInChris Benson – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, WebsiteDaniel Whitenack – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteShow Notes: Nous on Hugging Face Nous Research Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Topics include underrated browser extensions, the tension between generalizing and specializing in the tech industry, recreating the early web 2.0 experience with open data and activity pub, and connecting ideas together using knowledge graphs and tools.

In this podcast, the hosts have conversations with Nick Nisi, Amy Dutton, and Andres Pineda. They discuss topics such as EU regulations on default browsers, limitations of open tabs on Safari, alternate rendering engines on iOS, text editor preferences, AI uprisings, domain squatting, giving away ideas, the shift from open networks to social networks, hair branding, Montreal's developer community, the concept of 'peneidax', and upcoming episodes.

Data engineer specializing in generative AI, Joe Reis, discusses the role of a data engineer, AI hype cycle, ethical considerations around AI-generated content, tension between AI and traditional engineering, and the inevitability of AI integration into everything. They also explore build vs buy, disconnect between data analysts and the business, and the importance of focus and staying on track in large organizations. Additionally, they delve into the future of the internet, empowering underrepresented voices with generative AI, and the tension between AI and manual processes.

Alex and Pavel from the Angular Signals team talk about the history and migration to signals, the new mental model, community integrations, future roadmap, and their excitement for signals in server-side rendering and NGRX integration.

Neil S Primmer and Benji Vesterby join to share their experience organizing "Capture the Flag" at GopherCon 2023. They discuss the excitement of CTF events, the competitive nature of teams gathering digital flags, and the intricacies of this unique gaming experience.

The podcast discusses large action models (LAMs) and their integration with AI models and external systems. They explore the potential of Rabbit's AI OS approach as an alternative to phones and discuss the impact of AI on society. The hosts also delve into the challenges of expressing human intentions in computer systems and speculate on the future of smartphones. They end by making predictions and recommendations.

Max Bernstein tells the story of Scrapscript, Rune team announces $100k in open source grants for indie game devs, Zed code editor is now open source, Ollama team releases Python & JavaScript libraries, Pooya Parsa writes up some notes from a tired maintainer.

José Valim, a key figure in the Elixir community, discusses the recent progress and plans for gradually typing Elixir. They also explore the benefits of having a type system in Elixir and the advantages of using Dialyzer. Additionally, they delve into collaboration with Giuseppe to implement an electric construct and analyze the impact of programming languages on AI-generated code. The episode concludes with a discussion on improving AI in Elixir programming and expressing gratitude for José's work.

Justin Garrison, Deepak Prabhakara, Schalk Neethling, and a fellow Changelog Slack member discuss shifting left in security, the role of developers, the importance of tooling, authentication vs authorization, and the constant need for security. They explore the concept of shifting left in software development and security, the implications for security compliance and accessibility, trade-offs in security, continuous improvement in security, automation and documentation, proprietary vs open-source solutions for security, and the importance of prioritizing security in development.