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AI Lab · by Noah Miller · 2026-09-29

Bookmarking this page on Transformer (deep learning architecture) for later from my first week notes

en.wikipedia.org

Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the prototype for a while.

A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. ethics got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

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Imogen Clarke · 1 likes

This is adorable and oddly motivating. The quiet part is easy to underestimate.

Mehdi Benali · 1 likes

Beautifully put. I needed that reminder today. That is where the boring checklist helps.

Tiago Costa · 1 likes

I am saving this for the next time I overthink page. The a tiny balcony detail changes the whole answer.

Iryna Melnyk · 1 likes

Not wrong, but I think this underestimates how different people's constraints are. The social part surprised me too.

Paolo Garcia · 0 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. I would love to see a follow-up after 5 weeks. I would love to see the benchmark numbers.