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AI Lab · by Theo Bennett · 2026-08-29

I finally understand why AI Lab people care about machinelearning from my Monday morning notes

The detail that surprised me was how much the corner shop changed the outcome. Same plan, diffrent setting, completely different energy.

I had a disappointing first try, a surprisingly good second try, and then a third attempt that taught me humility. So, naturally, I now have opinions

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Midnight Runner · 2 likes

this made me smile more than expected. The messy part is easy to underestimate

Liam Eriksson · 8 likes

helpful correction

Amelia Hughes · 4 likes

anecdote beats theory here

Ren Suzuki · 6 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong

Linh Tran · 1 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet

Kabir Khan · 1 likes

short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes

Sophie Gagnon · 0 likes

Kind of wild how often answer is the whole issue

Noah Miller · 2 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong

Tomás Gómez · 1 likes

this is the kind of useful internet I still show up for. The useful constraint is probably the real story