Vol. I · No. 19FRI, MAY 8, 2026
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Why SSMs struggle in parameter-constrained training: empirical findings at 25M parameters [R]

After \~3 weeks of experimentation in OpenAI's Parameter Golf competition, I wrote up why SSMs are structurally disadvantaged relative to transformers in a time- and size-constrained regime (10 min training, 16MB artifact, 25M parameters) on 8xH100s: [https://mradassaad.github.io/posts/why-ssms-struggle-in-parameter-golf/](https://mradassaad.github.io/posts/why-ssms-struggle-in-parameter-golf/) Main findings: 1. SSM in\_proj weights compress up to 3.26x worse than attention QKV under LZMA, directly taxing the compressed parameter budget 2. Architectural wins validated at SP4096 flipped sign...

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If only this was a real game

Reddit post speculating about a hypothetical AI-themed game; lacks substantive technical or industry content.

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Llama.cpp MTP support now in beta!

llama.cpp adds beta MTP (Multi-Token Prediction) support, starting with Qwen3.5, closing performance gap with vLLM on token generation.

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Most of my Claude usage was on work that didn't need Claude. Cut my bill 60x on bulk tasks with a tiny side model.

I looked at what was actually eating my Claude usage and it was embarrassing. Classifying files. Reformatting json. Pulling fields out of text. Summarizing docs I was going to skim anyway. None of that needed Sonnet. All of it cost the same as the work that did. Tried the obvious fixes first. Switching to Haiku for simple stuff (still wasteful at volume). Tighter prompts (helps a little). /compact (delays the problem). None of it changed the shape of the spend. What actually worked: a small cheap model running as a side worker, with one rule in CLAUDE.md telling Claude not to do the mechani...

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Google Earnings, Meta Earnings

Stratechery analysis: Google's stock outperformed Meta's despite weaker core metrics; Google's AI monetization strategy (including Anthropic investment) cited as key driver.

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Vibe Coding vs. Production reality

Reddit discussion on gap between AI-assisted prototyping speed and production-ready deployment, highlighting auth, compliance, and vendor lock-in risks.

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Flagged chat????

User reports Claude responding with Andes virus information when asked about Hanta virus on cruise ship.

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IM A GPU REPAIR TECH ANTHROPIC. WHAT IS THIS

https://preview.redd.it/ebm71bi4o1zg1.png?width=1864&format=png&auto=webp&s=944a6179a5be05c619b8ae8537866d8b7676a16f Sure i asked to reverse engineer some binaries used for testing gpu's to make them work for my specifics mods, but this is ridiculous and standing in the way of providing critical work for thousands of dollars worth of GPU's

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