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polyphilzon Training a 4B model to produce 81% faster query plans than Postgres

`pg_hint_plan` has a debug log so you can verify Postgres actually used the hint or not! Used this during evaluations

polyphilzon Show HN: Neolabs.fyi – 100 new AI labs by research area, valuation, and more

Thanks! Funding that's public is used directly, else it's marked as undisclosed and the size of the hex for that lab is inferred based on common multiples. Right now it's static with the goal of moving to something that can propose changes as news is released

polyphilzon Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

Experimented a bit with ChatGPT and it seems to freaks out at the "bypass censorship" language in particular. I re-framed the request more around helping me understand networking better, and it complied immediately

polyphilzon The Leverage of LLMs for Individuals

> Staying in any company right now is a negative return; you are wasting personal leverage.

I left my job at big tech a few months ago and started using ChatGPT (and now GPT 4) shortly after for personal projects.

100% stand by the author's statement. The ability to iterate and execute on my ideas in a way I've never been able to do before—combined with not having to worry about whether I'm infringing on my previous employer's intellectual property rights clause—feels so incredibly freeing.